Clippers Rumors & News

Fadeaway World "Kawhi Leonard is without a doubt one of the best five players in the world and this generation of players. After Leonard signed with the Clippers post-2019, there were talks of him getting his third ring, becoming one of the greats, and so on. However, Leonard’s Clippers disappointed this..." December 05

Hoops Rumors "Under the revamped schedule for the 2020/21 league year, NBA teams have until December 29 to make decisions on the third- and fourth-year team options for players on rookie scale contracts. All the players whose options will be exercised or declined by December 29 are already under..." December 05

Yardbarker "Paul George is trying to set the record straight about some recent comments that were perceived as a shot at former head coach Doc Rivers. The LA forward spoke on Friday after his podcast appearance this week criticizing the Clippers' lack of adjustments in the..." December 05

Fadeaway World "The 2021 season is coming very soon and that means certain NBA stars will be under pressure. Most NBA superstars have a lot to prove anyway, but 10 players will need to prove their critics wrong and step their games up. This means they need to showcase their talents in terms of numbers or team..." December 04

Los Angeles Times "Paul George’s stints with his first two NBA teams ended in trade requests. He envisions a different finish for his time with his third. “I want to retire a Clipper,” George said Friday, months before the 6-foot-8 forward can become an unrestricted free..." December 04

The Score "The NBA released the first portion of its 72-game schedule for the upcoming season Friday. The Kevin Durant-led Brooklyn Nets will kick off the 2020-21 campaign Dec. 22 with a matchup against his former team, the Golden State Warriors, at 7 p.m. ET. That..." December 04

CBS Sports "For the fourth-straight season, the NBA and Nike collaborated on 'City' edition jerseys for every team in the league. Since Nike took over as the official uniform partner for the league, some teams have really gotten creative with uniform designs, while others have simply taken the easy..." December 04

Yardbarker "Markieff Morris did his best to reassure Los Angeles Lakers fans about the rumored pursuit of him by the rival Clippers. Morris re-signed with the Lakers last month... " December 04

Heavy "If the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers didn’t like each other last season, they’re probably going to like each other even less this year. The Lakers picked up Montrezl Harrell in free agency and the move probably didn’t sit very well with most of the..." December 04

Larry Brown Sports "Kawhi Leonard apparently lured his former teammate to the LA Clippers in typical Fun Guy fashion. Veteran big man Serge Ibaka spoke with the media on Thursday for the first time as a Clipper. He told a funny story about how Leonard, his old teammate with the Toronto Raptors, recruited..." December 04

Fadeaway World "  The Golden State Warriors were back, or so it seemed. Stephen Curry is expected to return to full form but his Splash Brother Klay Thompson once again will miss the entire season with another major injury. While it is heartbreaking to see Klay go down again, the Warriors must..." December 04

Clutch Points "The NBA will not test its players for marijuana in the 2020-21 season, per Ben Dowsett, the same policy adopted by the league for the bubble in Orlando. In March, Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes reported that the NBA and the National Basketball Players..." December 03

MSN.com "Due to the compressed 2020-21 season schedule and fears over the impact of COVID-19 on NBA roster availability, the league may boost its active player list tally from 13 players to 15 players this year, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN tweets. The league’s Competition Committee..." December 03

The Big Lead "Kawhi Leonard is a very quiet man. The quietest in the NBA, some might say. In a league bursting at the seams with oversized personalities, Leonard shows up to work like that one coworker you think you talked to once but aren't sure. He clocks in, gets his work done, and leaves...." December 03

Yardbarker "The Los Angeles Clippers will be answering questions about their collapse against the Denver Nuggets for a while. One of their players is taking a rather defiant approach in doing so. Marcus Morris looked back on the Clippers blowing a 3-1 lead to the Denver Nuggets in the Western..." December 03

Hoops Rumors "The NBA has its eye on Thursday, March 25 for this season’s trade deadline, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link). While that’s the tentative plan, the date will still need to be approved by the league’s Board of Governors, Charania notes. In..." December 03

Fadeaway World "The NBA season is fast approaching and there are still star duos across the league. We are one season removed from seeing a ton of dynamic duos put forth fantastic performances together. The Lakers ultimately had the best duo, with Anthony Davis and LeBron James completely stepping above the..." December 03

Fadeaway World "The Cavaliers finished dead last in their conference at the end of the 2020 NBA season. They need to rebuild and look towards the future. Collin Sexton and Obi Toppin could be exciting in the future; why not help them by getting players to support them in contending? The Cavaliers’..." December 03

Clutch Points "The Denver Nuggets are coming off a season in which they finished with the third seed in the Western Conference and played in the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2009. Along the way, they made history by coming back from 3-1 series deficits in the first round..." December 03

Sportsnaut "Kawhi Leonard and Paul George had better make this Los Angeles Clippers’ NBA season a make-or-break, championship-or-bust situation, because if they don’t establish a stronger leadership standard, they won’t win a title together, and the band may well break up after the..." December 02

The Score "Forty-eight of 546 NBA players tested positive for COVID-19 during the league's initial testing phase from Nov. 24 to 30, the league announced Wednesday. That represents an 8.8% positivity rate of those tested, which is lower than the current United States average of 10.2%,..." December 02

Larry Brown Sports "Paul George offered up a telling assessment of the Los Angeles Clippers’ collapse against the Denver Nuggets. The Clippers had Denver down 3-1 in the Western Conference Semifinals before losing three straight to drop the series. The Nuggets were down double digits in both Games..." December 02

Bleacher Report "There's no such thing as thinking too far ahead in the abbreviated and accelerated 2020-21 NBA season. Ink is still drying on most free-agent and rookie contracts, but players are already in training camps. The campaign will tip off before you know it, and roster..." December 02

Clutch Points "There have been more than a few narratives that have popped up stemming from what turned out to be an embarrassing end to the season for the Los Angeles Clippers. Kawhi Leonard and Paul George’s inability to establish themselves as respected leaders was an issue in the..." December 02

The Score "New Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue is taking steps to repair his team's locker-room issues. Following reported complaints from players last season about preferential treatment given to Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, Lue plans to ask the..." December 02

Fadeaway World "The Washington Wizards will apparently start the season with both John Wall and Bradley Beal suiting up in the Wizards jerseys. After all, they are both All-Star talents with tremendous offensive upside and have experience playing with each other. But they shouldn’t fool themselves, Wall..." December 02

Sportsnaut "Indiana Pacers All-Star guard Victor Oladipo claims he doesn’t want to be traded, but his alleged words to players from other teams on the court in the Orlando bubble suggest otherwise. Oladipo said when asked if he’d ever demanded a trade from Indiana,..." December 02

SI "The NBA is less than three weeks away from kicking off the 2020-21 season and opening night will feature a pair of high-profile matchups. Steph Curry and the Warriors will travel to Brooklyn to begin the season on Dec. 22 as they face Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and the new-look..." December 02

Clutch Points "Los Angeles Clippers swingman Kawhi Leonard’s star treatment was an open secret by the team last season. It appears that his running mate in Paul George also demanded those privileges but didn’t get the same amount of respect that the players gave to..." December 02

Bleacher Report "The Los Angeles Clippers are set to waive center Joakim Noah, a move that will likely mark the end of his NBA career. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported Tuesday that Noah's agent, Bill Duffy, said that the 35-year-old is "likely headed..." December 01

ESPN "Free-agent guard Reggie Jackson is returning to the LA Clippers on a one-year deal, sources tell ESPN. Jackson, 30, is expected to play a prominent role in the Clippers' backcourt rotation. " December 01

Larry Brown Sports "It’s hard to believe that the new NBA season is nearly upon us even though it feels like the last one just ended. But yes, the 2020-2021 NBA season is coming up, and we already have the tentative schedule for Christmas Day. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski leaked the schedule. It..." December 01

Yardbarker "JaMychal Green is adding a bit of insult to injury after leaving the LA Clippers for the team that they lost to in the playoffs this year. Addressing reporters Tuesday, the new Denver Nuggets big man appeared to take a shot at his old team, implying that it did not have enough..." December 01

Sportsnaut "We’ve already seen NBA trades that will shake up the foundation of the league this coming season season. It has been just a few weeks since the Association allowed teams to finalize trades. Meanwhile, the NBA is coming off finally holding its annual NBA Draft. From Chris..." December 01

Fadeaway World "The Los Angeles Lakers just won the 2020 NBA championship in the bubble in October, they are ready to face the upcoming NBA season and are ready to keep ruling the league for several years to come. The Purple and Gold are planning their future, even getting ready for the possibility of LeBron..." December 01

Bleacher Report "Expectations for NBA rookies are generally low, but a handful this year will have more to prove than others. The top picks in particular will want to show they were deserving, especially LaMelo Ball, the draft's biggest name who went No. 3 after playing just 12..." December 01

Fadeaway World "The Los Angeles Clippers were expected to have a Western Conference Finals showdown with the Los Angeles Lakers last season. We all wanted Kawhi Leonard vs LeBron James, Paul George vs Anthony Davis, Doc Rivers vs Frank Vogel. But we didn’t get that at all, and the path to the NBA..." December 01

Sportsnaut "Los Angeles Clippers trade rumors have included the team going after some pretty big fish since a premature departure in the 2019-20 NBA Playoffs. Unfortunately, Los Angeles does not seem to have the draft-pick assets or young players to pull off a move of this..." November 30

Fadeaway World "The Los Angeles Lakers have won the 2020 NBA title and made moves to ensure that they are right back in the title race for 2021. They signed Dennis Schroder, Wesley Matthews, Montrezl Harrell, and Marc Gasol. This type of talent along with the returning LeBron James and Anthony Davis means the..." November 30

Bleacher Report "After blowing a 3-1 series lead against the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Semifinals, the Los Angeles Clippers have begun making some big changes, but they are not done yet. The Clippers' playoff demise highlighted significant issues with the team: a..." November 30

GQ "2020 started out uncomfortably for NBA commissioner Adam Silver. Back in October 2019, three weeks before the beginning of the season, Daryl Morey, the former general manager of the Houston Rockets, tweeted an image that said “FIGHT FOR FREEDOM / STAND WITH HONG KONG” in..." November 30

Fadeaway World "Andre Drummond is a player who has received mixed opinions from fans and critics. Some claim that Drummond is the best rebounder of our generation, with huge defensive upside. Others say that he’s overrated, and someone who puts up stats on a bad team. The truth is that we simply..." November 30

Los Angeles Times "The Red Wedding. For “Game of Thrones” fans, the Season 3 finale, when the entire Northern army and its leadership is murdered at a wedding reception, is considered the series at its best. One of the reasons why? Television audiences are accustomed to the “good..." November 30

Hoops Rumors "The Suns have signed free agent big man Johnathan Motley to a one-year contract, per RealGM’s log of official NBA transactions. It’ll be a non-guaranteed camp contract, tweets Keith Smith of Yahoo Sports. Motley, 25, has been on two-way contracts..." November 30

SI "The LA Clippers are continuing to tool with the second unit. According to The Athletic's Shams Charania, former Charlotte Hornets forward Nicolas Batum is expected to sign with the Clippers after clearing waivers.  The Hornets officially waived Batum on Sunday..." November 29

NBA.com "2020-21 Key Dates [Note: All date and timings as per ET] 2020 Dec. 1-5: Individual player workouts Dec. 1-5: Media week Dec. 6: Group workouts begin for teams Dec. 11-19: Preseason games Dec. 22, 2020 -..." November 29

CBS Sports "The 2020 Pro Basketball Hall of Fame is set to have one of the most star-studded classes in its history. Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett are all slated for induction, but their enshrinement ceremonies had all been delayed due to COVID-19 precautions. It was originally slated to take..." November 29

The Score "Plenty of memorable social media reaction from the world of basketball poured in following YouTube star Jake Paul's knockout of former NBA guard Nate Robinson on Saturday night. Here are some of the hilarious tweets sent out postfight. " November 29

NBA.com "The LA Clippers have signed center Daniel Oturu, it was announced today by President of Basketball Operations Lawrence Frank. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not released. Selected 33rd overall in the second round of the 2020 NBA Draft, Oturu led the Big Ten with 11.3..." November 28

Hoops Rumors "As the NBA prepares for the start of training camp, the league sent all teams a 134-page “Health and Safety Protocol Guide” as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage around the world. The 2020/21 season will not take place inside a bubble like the resumption of the..." November 28