With the drama that is going on with the Los Angeles Clippers regarding the team’s dreadful start to the season, to recent news regarding Chris Paul being sent home in his final season, the basketball world is wondering what the franchise does now.
The Los Angeles Clippers made the abrupt decision to move on from Chris Paul last Wednesday. In the middle of an East Coast road trip, the team told the 40-year-old point guard to go home.
Let’s be honest for a second: the Los Angeles Clippers are currently putting on a masterclass in how to implode a franchise. Between the 6-16 start and the absolutely wild news about Chris Paul getting sent home from his own farewell tour, the vibes in LA aren’t just bad—they’re apocalyptic.
One of the biggest “what could have been” moments in NBA history went down 14 years ago today. Chris Paul was set to be traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, bringing him within arm’s reach of teaming up with Kobe Bryant.
Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.
After back-to-back disappointing losses over the weekend, the Los Angeles Clippers are 6-18 and 14th in the Western Conference. Kawhi Leonard's return hasn't changed anything for the Clips, who have won only one of their last eight with him in the lineup.
Clippers assistant coach Jeff Van Gundy and veteran guard Chris Paul had multiple verbal dust-ups this season, according to NBA insider Chris Haynes. One of those exchanges stemmed from a late-game moment during Los Angeles’ November 29 loss to the Mavericks.
Clippers stars Kawhi Leonard and James Harden had grown weary of Chris Paul’s constant critiques before the team sent the veteran guard home this week, according to reporting from Ashish Mathur of Dallas Hoops Journal.
The LA Clippers are not in the position coach Ty Lue would have wanted them to be at this point in the NBA season. But here they are, 6-18 in West. And there’s a domino effect at play in LA.
Most of the time, things in the NBA go as people expect. Here and there, though, some players, for one reason or another, just don't meet expectations, whether it's due to injury or other situational pitfalls.
Chris Paul is getting a lot of sympathy from his peers after being released by the LA Clippers abruptly in the middle of the night. But Kevin Garnett isn’t shedding any tears for the veteran star.
The Los Angeles Clippers' struggles continued on Saturday with a 109-106 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Clippers dropped to 6-18, although they hung around with the Timberwolves on the road.
James Harden doesn't often come to mind when listing the top players in NBA history. But there is one thing you can't doubt about Harden: The man can score with the best of them.
Two days after surprisingly permanently benching Chris Paul, the Los Angeles Clippers have added RayJ Dennis to their 18-man roster. The Clippers, on pace for their worst season in over 15 years, are reportedly contemplating several other roster moves.
The Los Angeles Clippers waived forward Jahmyl Telfort on Thursday in another roster move for the struggling team. While nowhere near the level of team cutting ties with veteran guard Chris Paul early Wednesday morning, the 24-year-old Telfort did play eight games with Los Angeles, scoring one point in 32 total minutes.