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DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks earned a pivotal 96-93 Game 2 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday in LA. With the series returning to Dallas for Game 3, both teams held practice on Thursday before Friday’s Game 3. Of course, one of the primary storylines from Game 2 was Luka Doncic and Kyrie […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have managed to sort themselves out after a rough post-All-Star break stretch, but that aforementioned brutal stretch where they played mediocre basketball courtesy of a soft defense took them out of the running for the first three seeds in the Western Conference. As a result, what awaits them is another date […]

The Los Angeles Clippers lost to the Indiana Pacers by a final score of 133-116 on Monday night. It was a difficult game for LA, as the Clippers have struggled in recent action. They are now tied for fourth place in the Western Conference and sit just two games ahead of the Dallas Mavericks and […]

The golden opportunities for Tyronn Lue and the LA Clippers to make up ground in the standings while building a rhythm have come and gone. Instead, there have been at least five occasions in the last month where keen observers have easily said, “That might be the worst loss of the season.” The Clippers are […]

On Sunday, head coach Ty Lue and the Los Angeles Clippers had a chance to capitalize on their two recent road wins over the Portland Trail Blazers and pick up their third victory in a row, a crucial achievement as the season winds down and the playoffs approach. Instead, the Clippers were routed at home […]

The Los Angeles Clippers were the NBA’s hottest team entering the All-Star break, but they’ve cratered coming out of it. Tyronn Lue’s ball club entered the break with a 36-17 record in 53 games, which was tied for the fourth best record in the league. What’s followed since then has been a collective struggle. In […]

The Western Conference is still brimming with excitement as we near the final stretch of the regular season. There is a tight race at the top for the No. 1 seed and a tense, desperate battle to avoid the NBA Play-In Tournament in the back half of the standings. Amid all the chaos and shuffling, […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are one of the biggest wild card teams in the NBA heading toward the playoff push and Kawhi Leonard’s health is a big reason why. Leonard has been dealing with a back issue lately and how he heals could decide whether Coach Tyronn Lue’s team competes for an NBA title or […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have looked lost at times without Kawhi Leonard this season, and that may really be put to test as they embark on a tough two-game road trip. Leonard left Tuesday night’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves with thoracic spasms — otherwise known as back spasms. The six-time NBA All-Star left the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers tipped off two games in 22 hours on Saturday and Sunday when taking into account daylight savings. The Clippers beat the Chicago Bulls on Saturday 112-102, then had their game against the Milwaukee Bucks scheduled to tip off 22 hours later, which prompted the team to opt to sit Kawhi Leonard […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue has been fined $35,000 for his public criticism of the officiating and for questioning the integrity of game officials after Wednesday night’s victory against the Golden State Warriors, the NBA announced on Friday. After Mason Plumlee and Brandin Podziemski came face-to-face with one another, causing an minor altercation […]

It was an insane night for the Los Angeles Clippers. Mason Plumlee and Brandon Podziemski got under each other’s skin. Ty Lue had to be ejected after getting into the ear of a coach and James Harden had to calm him down. Although, there was one missing person during this battle against the Golden State […]

The overall vibe around the Los Angeles Clippers franchise heading into their Wednesday clash against the Golden State Warriors did not feel good. They were going to be without Kawhi Leonard, who is nursing an adductor injury, and then to make matters worse, the team sent PJ Tucker and Bones Hyland home, two players who […]

It takes a lot for a coach to get out of the bench and get into an official’s ear. However, it has happened a lot this year because of bizarre officiating.  It happened yet again when the Los Angeles Clippers faced Stephen Curry’s Golden State Warriors. Tempers were high in the clutch as Ty Lue […]

The NBA Trade Deadline has now wrapped up which means that fans are only an All-Star break, a few buyout market moves, and a couple of games away from seeing postseason action. Some players have gotten their plea of getting traded to a desired team but that was not the case for PJ Tucker. The […]

The New Orleans Pelicans survived a scare in Hollywood, ending up with a comfortable 117-106 road win over the LA Clippers. They led wire-to-wire but this is a team is a team that has squandered away 16 double-digit leads already and the Clippers sat atop the Western Conference standings for a reason. After Norman Powell […]

Amidst the excitement of the 2023-24 NBA season, the Los Angeles Clippers stand at a very good spot. They have a sublime 34-15 record, which is the second-best in the entire league so far. As such, the Clippers emerge as formidable contenders for the championship title. As the deadline draws near, many do not expect […]

The Miami Heat look for three wins in a row as they prepare to face the high-powered Los Angeles Clippers Sunday night inside the Kaseya Center. They are coming off of a seven-game losing streak, but seemed to have turned a corner since then, but the opponent led by stars Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and […]

After a jarring start to the season for the Los Angeles Clippers where they experienced turmoil with poor play and the trade for star James Harden, they have been exceptional ever since. This was further proven Saturday night when they beat the Boston Celtics in their own arena, 115-96, to bring them to a five-game […]

Following a 3-7 start to the season, the Los Angeles Clippers have stormed back in a big way, winning 26 of their next 33 games, ascending to 3rd in the Western Conference at the time of this writing. You could point to any number of reasons for this in-season turnaround — the collective health of Kawhi […]

Tyronn Lue and the Los Angeles Clippers avoided a third consecutive loss against the Los Angeles Lakers this season. Fortunately for them, LeBron James was out for just the fifth time this season. The Lakers announced early that James would miss Tuesday’s contest against the Clippers due to left ankle peroneal tendinopathy. Lakers coach Darvin […]

Ja Morant has officially returned to the Memphis Grizzlies lineup and Tyronn Lue’s Clippers will have their work cut out for them on Friday. The Grizzlies have won four straight games with him in the lineup, and Thursday night’s loss against the Denver Nuggets came without Morant. On Friday, Ja Morant and the Grizzlies head […]

The Memphis Grizzlies will face the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night and ahead of the matchup, head coach Ty Lue spoke out on what the gameplan will be to contain Ja Morant, who won Player of the Week honors instantly after returning from a 25-game suspension. Lue also heaped praise on Ja, who he […]

Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George exited Tuesday’s game against the Sacramento Kings due to a sore left groin, which caused some concern for Clips fans. However, according to head coach Tyronn Lue, he could have inserted George back in the game had the Clippers needed their star, per Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints. “Ty Lue […]

The Los Angeles Clippers took it to the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night, winning the game 111-102. It snapped an eight-game losing streak to the Nuggets, which is a big deal for this Clippers team. After the contest, head coach Tyronn Lue sent an important message to the team and the fans. When it comes […]

Moving Terance Mann to the starting lineup wasn’t the flashiest move in the world for the struggling Los Angeles Clippers, but it was a necessary one. Mann isn’t necessarily a more talented player than Russell Westbrook, the player he replaced, but rather, Mann’s low-usage skillset makes him quite the ideal fit alongside three ball-dominant superstars […]

The Los Angeles Clippers, for their first few games with James Harden on the active roster, tried to make a Harden-Russell Westbrook pairing work in the backcourt. After all, these two players have experience playing with each other, most recently in 2020 with the Houston Rockets. However, the Clippers proceeded to lose consecutive games, and […]

James Harden had by far his best game for the Los Angeles Clippers since making his debut with his new team earlier this month. In light of Harden’s breakout game, Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue made sure to let The Beard’s naysayers know what the former MVP proved with his vintage performance on Wednesday night. […]

The James Harden experiment started off bad for the Los Angeles Clippers, as they lost their first five games with him in the starting lineup. Then, after moving Russell Westbrook to the bench, the Clippers rattled off three-straight wins and all of their problems seemed to be forgotten. The Clippers now find themselves 7-9 after […]

The Los Angeles Clippers haven’t been able to settle into the 2023-24 campaign yet, and that was pretty evident in their 116-106 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night. Aside from Paul George, nobody played particularly great in this game, with Russell Westbrook’s struggles off the bench being on full display. After the […]

Things have not gone so well for the Los Angeles Clippers since they acquired point guard James Harden from the Philadelphia 76ers a couple of weeks ago. The Clippers are currently a shocking 0-5 with Harden in the lineup, leaving the team searching for answers on how to turn things around before the season gets […]

There’s no doubt that the Los Angeles Clippers are in a massive slump after they dropped their sixth straight game last night against the Denver Nuggets. Head coach Ty Lue spoke to Bleacher Report after the game and said that this team has been his “toughest challenge” yet. “This is my toughest challenge as a […]

LOS ANGELES, CA – Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Russell Westbrook and the Los Angeles Clippers entered this season with a renewed focus and urgency that had folks thinking, “Hey, maybe this is the year.” With one trade for James Harden, however, the team appears to have abandoned that urgency, falling back into last year’s mindset […]

The Los Angeles Clippers, once again, are left scrambling for answers after yet another miserable game on Friday night in a 144-126 loss to the Dallas Mavericks to mark their NBA In-Season Tournament debut in ignominious fashion. There are plenty of factors to blame for the Clippers’ blowout defeat. One, the Clips still seem to […]

Head coach Ty Lue and the Los Angeles Clippers are currently preparing to take part in the NBA’s inaugural in-season tournament. The Clippers will get their first taste of tournament action on Friday evening when they travel to face the Dallas Mavericks, and Lue for his part has plenty of motivation to try to help […]

There were some promising signs for James Harden in his debut for the Los Angeles Clippers after a lengthy trade saga. Harden was a composed figure at the point of attack, he didn’t force too many shots, and if anything, he was a bit passive in hunting his own shot. Nevertheless, Harden’s Clippers debut game […]

Recently, the Los Angeles Clippers made shockwaves around the NBA when it was announced that they would be trading for disgruntled Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden. Harden joins a Los Angeles roster that already includes the likes of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, but one area where the former MVP will have to work to […]

PLAYA VISTA – After weeks of speculation, head coach Tyronn Lue and the Los Angeles Clippers made their decision regarding Terance Mann. Alongside Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Russell Westbrook, and Ivica Zubac, Mann was named the fifth Clippers starter for the team’s regular season opener. Lue confirmed the decision to start Terance Mann ahead of […]

The start of the NBA’s regular season is officially less than a week away, and James Harden is still a member of the Philadelphia 76ers. The Los Angeles Clippers are the only ones linked to any Harden trade, but Tyronn Lue doesn’t believe that is hanging over Terance Mann or any players’ heads with the […]