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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The National Basketball Association has slapped the Los Angeles Clippers with a $50,000 fine because of comments coach Doc Rivers made about Kawhi Leonard’s injury status. “The NBA has fined the Clippers $50,000 for statements, including by head coach Doc Rivers, that was inconsistent with Leonard’s health status,” the league’s disciplinary officials said in a statement on Thursday. On Wednesday, the league said it accepted the Clipper’s decision to […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard will sit out a marquee clash with Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday as his team continues to manage his workload in view of a knee injury. On the NBA’s official injury report the reason for Leonard’s absence is “injury/illness, load management (knee)”, and the NBA spoke up to say the move was indeed in line with its guidelines. League spokesman […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kawhi Leonard delivered 38 points, Montrezl Harrell chipped in 24 and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated San Antonio 103-97 on Thursday to knock the Spurs off their undefeated perch. Leonard, who did not dress for Wednesday’s game at Utah so he could rest, also grabbed 12 rebounds for his first double-double this season. “I have the heart of a champion and I just tried to stay focused,” said Leonard, […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Paul George will not be playing alongside Kawhi Leonard on the Los Angeles Clippers until at least November because of off-season shoulder surgeries, ESPN reported Sunday. George, who joined NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Kawhi Leonard in leaving his team to play for the Clippers starting this season, told the US sports television network he would miss the entire preseason and at least the first 10 days of the […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kawhi Leonard and Paul George made their move to the Los Angeles Clippers official on Wednesday, with the NBA team announcing Leonard’s signing and George’s trade deal with Oklahoma City. Details of Leonard’s contract were not revealed by the Clippers, but ESPN and The Athletic website said Leonard’s deal was for three years and not four as originally thought when the decisions were unveiled last week. The reported three-year […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The red-hot Los Angeles Clippers clinched an NBA playoff berth on Tuesday with their sixth win in a row, Danilo Gallinari scoring 25 points in a 122-111 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Clippers are back in the post-season after missing out last year, becoming the fifth Western Conference team to punch their ticket. In the East the Boston Celtics’ playoff spot was confirmed with a 116-106 win over […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Lou Williams scored 25 points from the bench as the Los Angeles Clippers upset the league-leading Golden State Warriors 121-116 in a wild overtime thriller at the Staples Center on Monday. Williams reeled off 10 of his points in overtime to secure victory after the Clippers squandered a 14-point fourth quarter lead before digging in for the win. The 32-year-old veteran was supported by 23 points from the bench […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers called the officiating in his team’s 101-96 loss to Houston a joke, but the NBA wasn’t laughing as it handed him a $15,000 fine on Friday. Rivers was seething Thursday night as he pointed out to reporters that the Clippers attacked the basket throughout the game, scoring 70 points inside. But somehow the Rockets, who attempted 41 three-pointers, were sent to the free-throw […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Five-time All-Star Blake Griffin admitted he was “shocked” to be traded by the Los Angeles Clippers, but says he’s perfectly happy to have landed with the Detroit Pistons. “Shocked is a good way to put it,” Griffin said Wednesday as he was officially introduced by the Pistons. “I didn’t know anything. I pretty much found out when everybody else found out. It took me a second to realize everything’s changing… I […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant is set to make a new contract deal and stay with the Golden State Warriors, but the new NBA champions did lose a legendary player on Monday. Multiple reports said Durant, the Most Valuable Player of this month’s NBA Finals triumph over Cleveland, will opt out of his contract but re-sign with Golden State in a money-saving move under NBA salary cap rules. But the Warriors lost […]
Los Angeles, United States (AFP) — Russell Westbrook produced yet another triple-double and the Oklahoma City Thunder held on for a crucial 115-113 victory over the Houston Rockets in the NBA playoffs on Friday. With the win on their home court, the Thunder avoided falling into an 0-3 hole in their best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series, narrowing the deficit to 2-1. Eastern Conference top seeds Boston also clawed back from an 0-2 deficit, beating the […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul will have surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb and will be sidelined six to eight weeks, the NBA team said Tuesday. Paul was injured in the second quarter of the Clippers’ 120-98 victory over Oklahoma City when he collided with Thunder star Russell Westbrook. The initial diagnosis was a sprained thumb, but an MRI exam on Tuesday revealed […]
