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Blake Griffin rips ‘cheap’ Ex-Clippers owner Donald Sterling ‘among a lot of the more serious problems’

Former Los Angeles Clippers star Blake Griffin criticized former team owner Donald Sterling for his unwillingness to spend money during his tenure, contrasting his leadership with Steve Ballmer’s approach as the franchise prepares to begin the 2026-27 NBA regular season.

Los Angeles Clippers News / Fadeaway World / July 22, 2025

Blake Griffin Recalls Donald Sterling Touching Him Inappropriately During His Early Clippers Days

Blake Griffin, the high-flying forward who helped usher in a new era of relevance for the Los Angeles Clippers, recently opened up about some deeply uncomfortable moments from his early days in the NBA, all tied to disgraced former Clippers owner Donald Sterling.

NBA News / Back in the Day NBA on SI / February 14, 2025

How Donald Sterling Impacted "Showtime" Lakers And Los Angeles Clippers Discrepancy

The Los Angeles Lakers dominated the city fan base for the entire 1980s. The Clippers could only look on as the big brother NBA franchise controlled the scene.

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The 'NBA's active 50-point scorers' quiz

How many of the active NBA players to score 50 points in at least one NBA game can you name in six minutes?

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NBA News / Back in the Day NBA on SI / January 30, 2025

Two-Time All-Star Refers To Former NBA Owner Donald Sterling As "Beyond Ignorant"

In 2014, former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling was banned from the NBA over making alleged racist comments. Sterling owned the team since 1981 before selling it August before the start of the 2014-15 season.

NBA News / Yardbarker

15 NBA non-lottery picks who outperformed everyone drafted ahead of them

The draft lottery is where you usually find the NBA's biggest stars. That's not always the case, though, as some later picks have proven to be some of the greatest players ever.

Los Angeles Clippers News / Basketball Network / December 3, 2024

Corey Maggette on the biggest difference between Donald Sterling and Steve Ballmer: 'Sterling never wanted to pay'

The story of Donald Sterling's ousting from the NBA in 2014 was one of the most shocking yet embracing news stories of the last decade. When a recording of the then-Los Angeles Clippers owner making racist remarks surfaced, it triggered an uproar.

NBA News / Yardbarker

TV shows about (or, at least, somewhat about) basketball

Got a basketball jones? Watching hoops is the best way to get your fill of basketball, but there are fictional ways to enjoy your hoops as well. Many TV shows are about, to some degree, basketball.

WNBA News

Valkyries win WNBA title behind Gabby Williams' dazzling Game 7 performance

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Angel Reese manifests Dream's Game 6 WNBA Finals win after gutsy prediction

Dream sell out Game 6 of WNBA Finals despite scheduling issue

Los Angeles Clippers News / NBA on ClutchPoints / July 11, 2024

Wild Donald Sterling story revealed by Baron Davis

In 2014, the NBA faced a major controversy with the Los Angeles Clippers’ Donald Sterling scandal, which erupted after he was secretly recorded by a woman he was involved with.

NBA News / Sporting News / June 11, 2024

Clippers protest against Donald Sterling, explained: Did Chris Paul, Blake Griffin really wear warmups inside out?

Revisiting the Clippers' 2014 protest in the aftermath of Donald Sterling's racist rants.

Los Angeles Clippers News / NBA on ClutchPoints / June 6, 2024

Ex-Clippers star Chris Paul’s eye-opening response to ‘Clipped’ show

A new show called “Clipped” has been making headlines over the past week. The show takes a look at the 2010’s Los Angeles Clippers team that featured plenty of star-power but also had major problems such as former owner Donald Sterling.

NBA News / Yardbarker

The 25 best NBA players to never play in college

Typically, the path to the NBA for most players is to spend at least a season in college to get high-level basketball and important development under their belts.

NBA News / Fadeaway World / June 5, 2024

Stephen Curry And Klay Thompson Look Hilarious In Donald Sterling's Clippers Series 'Clipped'

In the newly released mini-series "Clipped," which explores the tumultuous saga of former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, NBA fans found themselves

NBA News / Sporting News / June 5, 2024

Who is Andy Roeser? 'Clipped' revisits Clippers executive's career under Donald Sterling

"Clipped" gets some stuff right and some stuff wrong about long-time Clippers executive Andy Roeser.

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NBA News / NBC Sports / June 4, 2024

Watch: Ed O'Neill talks decision to play Donald Sterling | Dan Patrick Show

Entertainment News / IndieWire / June 4, 2024

‘Clipped’ Review: FX’s American Basketball Story Is a Salacious, Shrewd Account of NBA Racial Strife

In retelling recent history, creator and showrunner Gina Welch starts off by gleefully skewering Donald Sterling before closing with a savage slam on the broader system that supported him.

NBA News / NBA on ClutchPoints / June 4, 2024

Clipped review: FX limited series captures an ugly man with the disrespect he deserves

There are few sights more disturbing in this world than Donald Sterling sun bathing naked with a fortuitously placed newspaper covering his genitals — but that’s the final image of him we’re left with in FX’s powerful new limited series Clipped, about the demise of the former Clippers owner.