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Amid the Los Angeles Clippers struggles this season, the organization made the puzzling decision to part ways with Chris Paul, a decision that was announced in the early Wednesday morning hours while the team is on a road trip. As the day progressed, more information became available such as the rumor that Paul and Clippers […]

As the NBA world continues to reacts to the Los Angeles Clippers shockingly letting veteran guard Chris Paul go, coach Tyronn Lue, along with other team officials, met for a meeting amid the NBA’s investigation into Chauncey Billups. The Clippers, who reportedly met as a staff to discuss Lue’s potential ties with Billups’ betting scandal, […]

LOS ANGELES, CA — The Los Angeles Clippers made the decision to part ways with Chris Paul early Wednesday morning ahead of the team’s game against the Atlanta Hawks. President of Basketball Operations called the decision to send Paul home, “difficult,” adding that, “it wasn’t the working out the way that I had planned.” “Essentially, […]

Nobody could have ever guessed that the Los Angeles Clippers would cut ties with Chris Paul, arguably the best player in franchise history, days after they held a special video tribute for him in LA. Not only was a decision made by the organization to send Paul home and have him no longer affiliated with […]

Chris Paul’s dismissal by the Los Angeles Clippers in the middle of the night early on Wednesday came as a shock to everyone in the NBA. Nobody exactly knew why this move was made days after the Clippers honored Paul with a video tribute on their home floor for his final season, but more details […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have been the biggest disappointment in the NBA this season, currently sitting at 5-16 after Monday night’s blowout loss to the Miami Heat. Some anticipated that the Clippers’ season would finally start to turn around once Kawhi Leonard got back from injury, but Leonard’s 36 points against the Heat weren’t enough […]

The Los Angeles Clippers reached a breaking point as another collapse left head coach Tyronn Lue without solutions and likely without much more time. A 114-110 loss to a shorthanded Dallas Mavericks team dropped the Clippers to 5-15 and intensified pressure on a franchise spiraling far faster than anyone expected. Dallas was without nearly every […]

Though Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue has a lot to figure out with his current team, he will always appreciate his time with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Before taking on his former organization on Sunday, Lue initially wanted to focus on the Clippers’ business but opened up on the “unbelievable” championship years with the […]

LOS ANGELES, CA – Kawhi Leonard, James Harden, and the LA Clippers continued to stumble in the standings as we near the quarter point of the regular season. LA dropped to 5-13 on the season following their 135-118 loss against the Los Angeles Lakers in NBA Cup play. The loss also puts a dent in […]

To say that present circumstances for the Los Angeles Clippers are dire would be a massive understatement. They are currently 5-12 heading into their much-anticipated Tuesday night NBA Cup contest against their in-city rival Los Angeles Lakers, and they’ve been ravaged by injuries. The good news is that Kawhi Leonard is going to be active […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are gearing up for a pivotal NBA Cup showdown Tuesday vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, and head coach Ty Lue made one thing clear — slowing down Luka Doncic starts with discipline. As the Lakers continue to surge behind their MVP-caliber guard, Lue detailed his team’s main defensive focus heading into […]

The frustration surrounding the Los Angeles Clippers reached a boiling point on Friday night, and it showed most clearly in head coach Tyronn Lue’s postgame press conference. Following a 129-101 loss, LA’s eighth defeat in nine games, Lue was nearly left speechless when asked how difficult it has been to get the Clippers to “keep […]

INGLEWOOD, CA — The Los Angeles Clippers season became even more difficult before it had a chance to get easier. Last week, the team officially announced that Bradley Beal suffered a fractured hip, which will rule him out for the remainder of the year season. “I feel horrible for Brad,” Clippers President of Basketball Operations […]

The Dallas Mavericks made the move that most people expected them to do a long time ago, firing controversial GM Nico Harrison. After trading away Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, Harrison became deeply unpopular. It eventually led to the general manager getting canned. Los Angeles Clippers head coach and friend of Harrison Ty […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks are 0-1 in the 2025 NBA Cup, while the Los Angeles Clippers won their first game of the tournament. On Friday night, the teams are set to play in the in-season tournament once again. Before the game, head coaches Jason Kidd and Tyronn Lue shared their thoughts on the tournament, […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are about to be pushed to the point of desperation. They lost Bradley Beal to a season-ending hip injury, and with John Collins struggling, they look like such a major loser coming out of the Norman Powell trade. Kawhi Leonard is currently on the mend with multiple injuries, and James Harden […]

INGLEWOOD, CA — The LA Clippers have gotten off to a slow start to their season with just three wins in their first 10 games. After their fourth loss in a row on Saturday night, Tyronn Lue and the team made changes for Monday night’s game against the Atlanta Hawks that are expected to continue […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue did not mince words after his team’s 120-119 home loss to the Miami Heat on Monday night, calling out his players’ carelessness with the ball. “Sixteen turnovers in the second half. Same s**t over and over, man,” Lue said after the game, clearly frustrated by another self-inflicted setback […]

For the eighth time in his 935 games as a full-time starter in the NBA in 2012, James Harden recorded just one assist in a basketball game. Tuesday night’s loss against the Golden State Warriors was an encapsulation of a horrid shooting night in which the Clippers shot just 18.2 percent from three and didn’t, […]

The LA Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers faced off Sunday evening for the first of four matchups this season. What was supposed to be a battle between best friends Tyronn Lue and Chauncey Billups quickly turned somber following the news this past week. Billups, who just started his fifth season as head coach of the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers aimed to start fresh after a disappointing 2024-25 season. However, reports linking head coach Tyronn Lue to the NBA’s expanding gambling scandal quickly derailed that plan. It also possibly implicated retired star Kevin Garnett as well. In October 2025, federal authorities exposed a nationwide operation that ran insider sports betting and […]

The Los Angeles Clippers’ 2025-26 NBA season didn’t just start on the wrong foot. It stumbled, fell, and face-planted in Salt Lake City. Following a brutal 129-108 loss to the Utah Jazz on opening night, Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue wasted no time sending a clear message to his veteran starters. “If our first unit […]

The Los Angeles Clippers opened their 2025-26 NBA season with one of their worst performances in recent memory, falling 121-108 to the Utah Jazz in a game that got out of hand almost immediately. Kawhi Leonard, known for his calm demeanor, didn’t sugarcoat the team’s struggles after the blowout, calling out turnovers and poor defensive […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are going to be seeing Bradley Beal’s first action on Friday night. And while expectations should certainly be tempered, it’s the first big step in the right direction for Beal. Head coach Tyronn Lue confirmed that Beal would play tonight in the Clippers’ final preseason game against the Golden State Warriors, […]

INGLEWOOD, CA — Whether it be used for finalizing starting spots, finding out which rotational pieces work best together, or narrowing down the roster with two-way players, the final week of training camp has arrived. For the LA Clippers, only one starting spot has been up for grabs throughout camp, but that appears to be […]

OCEANSIDE, CA — The Los Angeles Clippers were among the last teams to play their first preseason game, but it was well worth the wait. Kawhi Leonard and co. traveled to Oceanside, CA to kick off their preseason schedule against the Guangzhou Loong-Lions on Thursday night. The Clippers defeated the Loong-Lions, 142-95, behind a team-high […]

INGLEWOOD, CA — With Kawhi Leonard back healthy and the free agency addition of Bradley Beal, the Los Angeles Clippers are looking to reign in James Harden and his sky-high usage rate during the 2025-26 regular season. Harden is coming off of one of the better recent seasons in his career, following what many considered […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are just a few weeks away from kicking off their 2025-26 NBA season. While a lot of the attention has focused on the scandal surrounding Kawhi Leonard, Steve Ballmer, and their alleged no-show deal to duck the salary cap, the Clippers are still hoping to trot out a competitive team this […]

Why were the Golden State Valkyries so successful, so quickly, in just their first season? It’s a question on everyone’s minds as the most successful expansion team in WNBA history transitions into the offseason, and the long, reflective conversations about the season that just transpired begin to percolate. Ohemaa Nyanin is aware of everyone’s scramble […]

Kobe Bryant was already making NBA defenders look foolish with two hands. But during a preseason stretch in 1999, he didn’t need both. That’s according to a now-viral story shared by Tyronn Lue, who told the tale of losing full-court 1-on-1 games to Bryant—while The Black Mamba was still recovering from a broken hand. The […]

Nowadays, the topic of load management is a tricky one among fans, players, coaches, and league administrators alike. These days, it’s all about getting to the playoffs healthy, and teams, as a result, are being more cautious than ever. For the Los Angeles Clippers, this has been true for the past half-decade, as they’ve been […]

With the Los Angeles Clippers signing star Bradley Beal, the basketball world is debating if the move will be fruitful or not after a disappointing stint with the Phoenix Suns. As fans will have predictions on how the Clippers will play with Beal, head coach Tyronn Lue has his own strong opinion on the matter. […]

The New York Knicks made a rather controversial move this offseason. Despite making it to the Eastern Conference Finals, New York fired their head coach, Tom Thibodeau. While it wasn’t entirely surprising, the decision to fire Thibodeau was met with criticism from a large portion of the fanbase. Now, a former head coach has expressed […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue revisited the 2019 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder, which will go down in history as the initial step toward reaching the franchise’s first NBA championship. Now, Gilgeous-Alexander is a full-fledged reigning MVP, champion, and one of the league’s emerging stars. However, looking back, Lue, who […]

Over the past couple of seasons, one of the biggest false narratives from fans and media surrounding LA Clippers star Kawhi Leonard is that he chooses to sit out games, especially back-to-backs. What a lot of those people don’t seem to realize is that the game restrictions and limitations are coming from the team and […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Los Angeles Clippers coach Tyronn Lue won a championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016. It was an improbable run that will forever link them together even though they’ve gone their separate ways. But rumors are swirling that they could end up reuniting on the Clippers. The 40-year-old […]

Reflecting on Hall of Fame guard Michael Jordan’s greatness, Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue discussed how many points Jordan would average in today’s NBA. While Lue is thrilled to coach Bradley Beal, who signed with the Clippers this summer, next season, he took some time to consider how elite a scorer Michael would […]

If there is one team in the Western Conference that is always right in the mix but has failed to get over the hump in recent years, it’s the Los Angeles Clippers. Despite going on a run and making their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance during the shortened 2020-21 season, the Clippers have lost in […]

INGLEWOOD, CA — The Los Angeles Clippers officially announced Chris Paul’s return to the franchise this week, with the 20-year NBA star returning to the place he calls home and reuniting with two of the many individuals who were here during his first stint: Tyronn Lue and Steve Ballmer. Paul left the Clippers as part […]