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The Chris Paul era for the L.A. Clippers ended unceremoniously last summer, when the Clips traded the future Hall of Famer point guard to the Houston Rockets for a package of players and some cash. Paul played for six seasons for the Clippers from 2011 to 2017, helping the Clippers become a perennial title contender […]

It became known earlier that the Washington Wizards have temporarily taken away John Wall’s rights to dunk during practices. It’s not a grounding move, though, but a precautionary measure on the part of the Wizards to avoid any further risk of Wall re-injuring his knee. Wall recently missed nine games because of a knee injury […]

As one of the handful of active head coaches who have won an NBA championship, the L.A. Clippers’ Doc Rivers knows a thing or two about coaching. He’s had one of the most difficult seasons in a long while with the Clippers this year, but it’s been mostly due to injuries. At least Doc still […]

The L.A. Clippers look like a hospital ward right now with plenty of hurt bodies in their fold. Out of the five players that started for the Clippers during their first game of the season, only one remains standing as of today. That’s DeAndre Jordan, who’s seen teammates Blake Griffin, Danilo Gallinari, Patrick Beverley, and […]

The L.A. Clippers have struggled after an encouraging 4-0 start to the season, mired in the midst of the infirmary their roster has become, down two starters with the loss of Blake Griffin and Patrick Beverley. At 8-14, the rumors surrounding the team are a probable swap of DeAndre Jordan, who recently hired an agent […]

Frustration is building up for the L.A. Clippers, who are enduring what could be a very long season mainly due to injuries to some of their key players. Clippers fans are understandably disappointed in how things are going for their team, but just in case all the injuries and the losing are not enough to […]

The LA Clippers are missing four of their five starters and just came off a stretch where they lost nine games in a row for the first time since 2011. During that rough stretch, the Clippers saw rookies play meaningful minutes and very winnable games being lost in the final minutes. As the losing streak […]

When Blake Griffin stayed down on the ground after suffering an apparent leg injury at home, the rowdy fans inside Staples Center watching their LA Clippers make a comeback gasped and came to a quiet murmur. Griffin tried to walk it off, which likely brought some relief, but anybody close enough to the action could […]

It’s been a very rough start for Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball’s NBA career. Coming into the league, Ball had a target on his back thanks to his father’s repeatedly bold statements about what his son will accomplish. Through a month and a half of the season, he’s participated in all of the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers selected forward Kyle Kuzma out of the University of Utah with the 28th pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. Some weren’t sure of the pick while others thought Kuzma would dominate in a city like Los Angeles and a team like the Lakers. Kyle Kuzma played three years at Utah (although […]

The L.A. Clippers through the first few weeks of the season have struggled to find any consistent success dropping 11 of their first 17 games. A major part of that has been the injury bug to prominent players plaguing them up to this point that includes veteran forward Danilo Gallinari missing the last eight games […]

To begin the 2017-18 NBA season and a new era without Chris Paul, the Los Angeles Clippers won their first four games. Unfortunately, Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan, and company came back down to earth and have lost 11 out of their last 13 games. As the Clippers are dealing with numerous injuries during this difficult […]

After seeing the New York Knicks trade Carmelo Anthony to the Oklahoma City Thunder and his team parting ways with Chris Paul in the offseason, L.A. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers has understandably heard a lot of comparisons for both teams losing their former franchise players. However, he feels there’s a big difference in their […]

L.A. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers had plenty of things to say to reporters following his team’s 107-85 loss to the New York Knicks on Monday. Most of it was about the game itself, his admiration of Kristaps Porzingis, what was the difference between the Knicks cutting ties with Carmelo Anthony and the Clippers parting […]

The New York Knicks clobbered the L.A. Clippers on Monday for a 107-85 victory at Madison Square Garden. The win left the Knicks with their second win in three games and Clippers head coach Doc Rivers was in awe of Knicks power forward Kristaps Porzingis in particular. Rivers was discussing the seemingly improved version of […]

The New York Knicks have started the season strong, and are beginning to turn some of their doubters into believers. It has also been noticeable that they are playing with a new system, which appears to be a more comfortable one for their players, who enjoy competing this season while on the court. Even the […]

The L.A. Clippers’ losing skid has now hit nine games following their loss to the New York Knicks on Monday night. And according to the New York Times’ Marc Stein, the seat of championship-winning Clippers coach Doc Rivers is inevitably set to get warmer as a result. Nine straight defeats, as well as the manner […]

Things are not going so well for the L.A. Clippers these days. After a 102-87 loss to the Charlotte Hornets, the Clippers have now lost eight games in a row, and 10 of their last 11 games since starting 4-0 on the season. The situation has gotten to the point where some drastic changes will […]

NBA stars usually are seeing their careers trend downhill in their 15th season in the NBA. Through 15 games of the 2017-18 season, 32-year old Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James has continued to defy the odds as he impress fans, players, and coaches alike. Unfortunately for the struggling LA Clippers, who have lost six consecutive […]

Just like the first 12 opponents, the LA Clippers, led by scoring machine Lou Williams and head coach Doc Rivers, saw firsthand what the likely future 2018 Rookie of the Year in Ben Simmons can do on Monday night at Staples Center. The 76ers point-forward torched the Clippers for 22 points, 12 rebounds, four assists, […]

The LA Clippers are in the midst of a new era in their franchise, having lost nine players and added another nine this past offseason. When looking at the Clippers’ most successful four-year stretch in team history, however, one has to look no further than shooting guard J.J. Redick. Redick joined the Clippers after agreeing […]

L.A. Clippers forward Danilo Gallinari has been ruled out for Monday night’s showdown with the up-and-coming Philadelphia 76ers which would be his fourth-straight missed contest. Gallinari is still dealing with a nagging glute injury that is taking some time to heal. When was asked by ClutchPoints’ Tomer Azarly about when he thinks he’ll be back […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are attracting plenty of attention for mostly the wrong reason. Despite brandishing one of the most talented core of players led by the trio of Russell Westbrook, Paul George, and Carmelo Anthony, the Thunder are off to an underwhelming start, going just 4-7 in the first 11 games. After losing to […]

Coming into the 2016-17 season, James Johnson was one of the NBA’s most versatile players, but also a journeyman of the league. Drafted by the Chicago Bulls, Johnson hadn’t played more than two consecutive years with a single team in the league, jumping around from Chicago to Toronto, then to Sacramento, Memphis, and back to […]

Earlier this summer, the NBA announced that they would be shortening the 2017-18 preseason in order to extend the regular season another week in order to allow more resting periods for teams while splitting up the large number of back-to-back sets. For the LA Clippers, that meant they could hopefully get fewer back-to-backs, specifically the […]

On a night where all eyes were on the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 7 of the World Series, the LA Clippers got back on track against the visiting Dallas Mavericks in a 119-98 victory. The Clippers, coming off of back to back losses to the Detroit Pistons and the Golden State […]

Apart from basketball, another sport L.A. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers also follows very closely is golf. He’s apparently such a huge golf fan that he once tried to get himself thrown out of a game to watch Tiger Woods at the Masters while coaching the Boston Celtics. He finally owned up to it years […]

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul has not been shy about making his thoughts and feelings about the L.A. Clippers known to the public after his departure this offseason. For one, he has criticized the culture surrounding the whole Clippers organization. Clippers head coach and former team president Doc Rivers pushed back against Paul’s comments […]

The L.A. Clippers overcame a massive overhaul this summer after star dynamo Chris Paul was traded to the Houston Rockets for variable pieces over the summer. While many aimed to say a somewhat abrasive culture was the reason for his exit, head coach Doc Rivers pointed out that the culture is built by the players […]

When Chris Paul was traded to the Houston Rockets in the offseason, a lot of questions quickly emerged about the future of the L.A. Clippers, and how they’ll be able to sustain their streak of making the playoffs without the All-Star point guard. However, the team has surprised many by becoming the last team to […]

The LA Clippers’ great start to the season took a huge hit on Saturday night in what a heated head coach Doc Rivers called “a step backwards.” Coming off of solid win in Portland against the Trail Blazers that moved them to a perfect 4-0, the Clippers struggled against the balanced effort of the Detroit […]

The LA Clippers are off to another 3-0 start to the NBA regular season, but this may be one of their most impressive starts yet. Having only been together and healthy for training camp as well as a game and a half of the regular season, the Clippers are playing like a well-balanced, multi-dimensional team. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers fell to the division rival L.A. Clippers in convincing fashion on Thursday night at the Staples Center. The young squad led by rookie Lonzo Ball was blown out by Blake Griffin and company leading many to speculate whether the Lakers are in for another long and disappointing season. After the game […]

Over the last couple of days, comments from Chris Paul and his former head coach Doc Rivers made the headlines about the All-Star point guard’s departure from Los Angeles and the Clippers. According to an article by ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan, Rivers said that Paul rubbed some players the wrong way at times and didn’t always […]

Having dealt with a number of injuries in the preseason alone, the LA Clippers are ready to take on the regular season on Thursday night against their hallway rival Los Angeles Lakers. On Wednesday, the Clippers released their injury report which had no players listed with any injuries. That came as good news for a […]

The Los Angeles Clippers will undergo some major changes this season. Stalwarts Chris Paul and J.J. Redick are both gone and their absence will significantly change the way the team plays, particularly on offense. One such way head coach Doc Rivers intends to alter the way they play this season will be for Blake Griffin […]

Doc Rivers isn’t holding any grudges after he and the L.A. Clippers tried to hold on to Chris Paul this offseason. The long-tenured coach admitted “there were a lot of reasons” why the dime maestro wanted out of La La Land and chose to make his way to Clutch City alongside budding star James Harden. “I […]

Implementing a new system for a team with nine new players isn’t easy by any means, and this offseason, LA Clippers head coach Doc Rivers has had his work cut out for him. The team had their training camp in Hawaii this season, where they got to take part in a number of team-bonding events […]

The biggest news for the L.A. Clippers this offseason may be the trade that sent Chris Paul to the Houston Rockets, but the team received a haul of players in return, who can all be a part of their rotation. One of them is hybrid guard Lou Williams, who is a former Sixth Man of […]