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Clippers Announce Kawhi Leonard Injury News After Three Missed Games

Kawhi Leonard has been huge for the Los Angeles Clippers to start the 2025-26 NBA season. The six-time All-Star is averaging 24.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.5 steals, leading the team in both points and steals.

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Clippers Announce Concerning James Harden Development Before Suns Game

James Harden has had a strong start to the new season for the Los Angeles Clippers. The former NBA MVP is currently averaging 23.3 points on 47.1% shooting, 5.3 rebounds, 8.6 assists and 1.3 steals, while also knocking down 3.6 triples on a 41.7% clip.

Los Angeles Clippers News / NBA on ClutchPoints / November 8

Paul Pierce drops wild James Harden championship declaration

Coming into the 2025-26 NBA season, the LA Clippers were looked as being a potential contender in the Western Conference due to their offseason roster additions.

Kawhi Leonard News / EssentiallySports / November 8

Is Kawhi Leonard Playing Tonight? Clippers vs Suns Injury Report, Where To Watch & More (Nov. 8)

The LA Clippers enter Saturday’s home rematch against the Phoenix Suns on a three-game skid, desperate to turn things around. After all the uncalled offseason buzz surrounding Kawhi Leonard’s contract, their 3-5 start has been underwhelming.

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How many of the 25 NBA players to score at 30 points and grab 10 rebounds in at least 100 games in their NBA career can you name in five minutes?

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Los Angeles Clippers News / Last Word On Sports / November 8

How a Sophomore Guard Can Help Save The Clippers

The Los Angeles Clippers have underperformed to start the season, but their mediocrity has revealed a hidden gem. Playing without Kawhi Leonard and James Harden on Thursday, the team may have suffered their worst loss of the season so far to the Phoenix Suns.

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The 25 most notable one-time NBA All-Stars

The all-time list of NBA All-Stars is obviously long, and notably distinguished. However, there are some players — for various reasons — who the casual, or even most-dedicated, NBA fans can't recall having earned All-Star nods.

Bradley Beal News / Fadeaway World / November 8

Bradley Beal Throws Shade At Suns For Not Letting Him Be Himself

The Phoenix Suns dropped the undermanned Los Angeles Clippers to 3-5 in 2025-26 with a 115-102 win at Mortgage Matchup Center on Thursday. The clash was the first time that Bradley Beal played the Suns in Phoenix since his departure in the summer, and he threw some shade at his former head coaches when speaking to The Athletic after the game.

NBA News / NBA on ClutchPoints / November 7

The Clippers-Heat trade that changed everything for both teams

The Los Angeles Clippers entered the 2025-26 season with considerable hype. Their team may be old, but their depth seemed much-improved. They brought in

James Harden News / Athlon Sports / November 7

Clippers Announce James Harden News on Friday

James Harden missed his first game of the season on Thursday as the Los Angeles Clippers suffered defeat at the hands of the Phoenix Suns, 115-102. Harden sat out the game due to personal reasons, resulting in L.A.

NBA News / Hoops Wire / November 7

NBA Notes: Clippers, Bradley Beal, Hornets, Sion James, Grizzlies

Clippers guard Bradley Beal went back to Phoenix, and Suns fans let him hear it. Law Murray of The Athletic reported Beal was booed in intros, booed every touch and finished with five points on 2-for-14 shooting in 19 minutes.

Bradley Beal News / Hoops Rumors / November 7

Bradley Beal criticizes usage with Suns in return to Phoenix

After getting a hostile reception from Phoenix fans Thursday night, Clippers guard Bradley Beal indicated that he doesn’t have fond memories of his two years with the Suns, writes Law Murray of The Athletic.

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Los Angeles Clippers News / Los Angeles Clippers on SI / November 7

Clippers' Questionable Offseason Approach Has Come Back to Bite Them

The Los Angeles Clippers are off to a slower-than-expected start. Clippers fans began the season hoping for another 50-win season and a deep playoff run, but the team hasn't looked on par with the other Western Conference contenders.

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Los Angeles Clippers News / Los Angeles Clippers on SI / November 7

It Took 8 Games for Clippers to Regret Key Offseason Decision

The Los Angeles Clippers are not off to the start they had in mind as they sit in 12th place in the Western Conference with a 3-5 record. They look old, slow, and are nowhere near where they were, especially on the defensive end, last season.

NBA News / Yardbarker / November 7

Bradley Beal reminds Suns why they bought him out

After the Phoenix Suns gave him $96M to go away, Beal had a chance to show his old team what it was missing Thursday night. Unfortunately for the Los Angeles Clippers, Beal did most of the missing.

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Bradley Beal News / Fadeaway World / November 7

'Can’t Please Everybody': Bradley Beal Honestly Reflects On Getting Booed By Suns Fans

The Clippers lost on the road to the Suns without James Harden and Kawhi Leonard available in the first of their two consecutive fixtures against the team.

Steve Ballmer News / Total Apex Sports / November 5

Los Angeles Clippers Owner Steve Ballmer’s Legal Nightmare Just Got Worse

The saga surrounding Clippers Owner Steve Ballmer and the Kawhi Leonard situation just keeps spiraling into more bizarre territory. And honestly? It’s getting harder to look away.

Los Angeles Clippers News / HITC / November 5

Ty Lue criticized for sitting James Harden during key stretch in Clippers’ loss to OKC

The Los Angeles Clippers fell 126-107 to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night at the Intuit Dome, but the final score doesn’t tell the whole story.

Los Angeles Clippers News / Last Word On Sports / November 4

Clippers Look Painfully Average Ahead of Toughest Test

The Los Angeles Clippers are looking average ahead of their toughest test on Tuesday: the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder. Following their first loss at home this season to the Miami Heat on Monday, the Clippers have dropped to a 3-3 record and are not playing like the contenders they were expected to be before the season.

Los Angeles Clippers News / Field Level Media / November 4

Report: Clippers owner Steve Ballmer added to lawsuit over Kawhi Leonard deal

Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer has been added to a lawsuit that contends the defendants committed fraud by using a sustainability company to pay star Kawhi Leonard off the official NBA books.

Tyronn Lue News / NBA Analysis Network / November 4

Ty Lue demands better from LA Clippers after they make frustrating mistake ‘over and over’

Ty Lue and the LA Clippers are facing one huge problem this season, and it came back to haunt them against the Miami Heat. The LA Clippers have struggled with consistency this season, not being able to string together a few wins in a row.

Steve Ballmer News / Hoops Rumors / November 4

Clippers owner Steve Ballmer sued by Aspiration investors

Eleven former Aspiration investors have sued Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, alleging that he used the company to circumvent the NBA salary cap to pay star forward Kawhi Leonard, reports investigative journalist and podcaster Pablo Torre.

Los Angeles Clippers News / Hoops Wire / November 4

Lawsuit alleges Clippers’ Steve Ballmer secretly funneled millions to Kawhi Leonard

Clippers billionaire owner Steve Ballmer has been sued by 11 Aspiration investors who claim Ballmer used the company to secretly steer millions of dollars to Kawhi Leonard, according to a new report from Pablo Torre.

NBA News / Field Level Media / November 3

Clippers' pristine home record on the line against Heat

The Los Angeles Clippers are looking to stay perfect at home in the early part of the season when they receive a visit from the Miami Heat on Monday. The Clippers improved to 3-0 in their own building with a 126-124 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday.

Chris Paul News / The Lead / October 31

Is This Actually Chris Paul’s Final Season?

At the start of the summer, rumors circulated that Chris Paul would sign with the Los Angeles Clippers and possibly retire after this final season. The veteran point guard, with 21 years of experience, confirmed in an interview with Jemele Hill that he was considering only playing one more year.