LOS ANGELES – The Lakers’ first game of the season with a fully healthy roster on Friday night against the Clippers provided all the glimmers of optimism a stakeholder could hope for. It also highlighted some of their biggest concerns. The good for the Lakers in their 125-122 win over the Clippers: Luka Dončić’s hot […]
It appears the Clippers’ chance to challenge for the title this season is over. At least, if you ask Kawhi Leonard. After Thursday’s 115-114 win over the Nuggets, in which Jamal Murray missed a game-tying free throw with less than a second left, Leonard spoke after the game and made some scathing comments about the […]
Photo: Los Angeles Clippers/Twitter The NBA investigation into Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers over his deal with Aspiration is expected to conclude after this weekend’s All-Star Game. Joe Vardon and Mike Vorkunov reported for The Athletic. Leonard signed a $28 million contract with the now-bankrupt fintech company in April 2022 through his limited […]
The NBA trade deadline isn’t until Thursday. But like me when I was 8am on Christmas, some teams just couldn’t wait! Several deals closed on Tuesday and big, big names moved. And some are not big either. Let’s find out. Jaren Jackson Jr. to Utah Oooooook, Danny Ainge. No one has seen that one, and […]
Photo: LA Clippers/YouTube Kawhi Leonard will not complete the current road trip with the Los Angeles Clippers as the team announced he has been sent back to Los Angeles for treatment on his injured left knee. Leonard will miss the final two games of the trip, with the Clippers taking on Washington on Monday and […]
Kawhi Leonard scored 33 points to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 119-105 victory over the Washington Wizards at Intuit Dome on Wednesday. James Harden added 22 points as the Clippers extended their winning streak to four games and improved to 17-23 on the season. Los Angeles dominated early, taking a 37-22 lead after […]
The oldest team in the NBA gave the youngest a lesson. The tanking Nets – deep in a youth movement – were trounced by the venerable Clippers 121-105 on Friday at Barclays Center. With a record five rookies taken in the first round – all but one of whom played – the Nets learned some […]
The Los Angeles Clippers leaned on a dominant fourth-quarter performance from Kawhi Leonard to secure a 118-101 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night at the Intuit Dome. The win pushed Los Angeles to 12-21 and extended its winning streak to a season-best six games. Leonard delivered one of the most complete scoring performances […]
Kawhi Leonard credited aggressiveness and team confidence after scoring 45 points, including 20 in the fourth quarter, to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 118-101 victory over the Utah Jazz at Intuit Dome on Thursday night. The win extended Los Angeles’ winning streak to a season-best six games. “I just stayed aggressive. Teammates wanted […]
Sports are the best form of reality television. For example, tonight’s Monday Night Football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers doesn’t require any manufactured scenes like “real” housewives flipping tables and throwing alcoholic drinks to get people to watch. Tonight’s matchup certainly has that extra drama. In the game, the team that […]