Tonight is the match-up we’ve all been waiting for: Clippers’ Opening Night. The Memphis Grizzlies seek revenge against the Clippers at Staples Center, in a rematch of the heated seven-game series that undeniably tested L.A.’s heart and grit. The game is on Prime Ticket (FSW2) at 7[...]

We’re introducing a new segment to ClipperBlog, called “Clips Quips”, in which we’ll preview each home game with quotes from practice that we obtain from the players and coaching staff (in this case, from yesterday’s practice). No one says it better than the team themse[...]

“It’s pretty disheartening the Clippers played so poorly this game. They were completely unprepared for the intensity of the playoffs,” I said as the fourth quarter began. “Oh look, and now they’re going on the patented ‘too-little-too-late’ run to make the final score look respectable.” After the t[...]

On the eve of the Clippers’ season opener: Clippers waive guard Travis Leslie. The roster now stands at 14 players. — Eric Patten (@EricPatten) October 31, 2012 The Clippers waving Leslie at this point likely means that his contract guarantee deadline was moved from the original July 1 d[...]

Just announced in a press release, stemming from an incident in Manhattan Beach this summer: “Clippers guard Matt Barnes has been suspended without pay for one game for pleading nolo contendre, in California state court, to resisting, delaying or obstructing an officer in the discharge of his [...]

Across the league, NBA head coaches are facing tough choices as they go to fill out their lineup cards for opening night. Candidates have campaigned for spots since the start of training camp, hoping to show they have what it takes to get the job done. Some races were over before they began, the inc[...]

In the trade that shocked the NBA, the Oklahoma City Thunder pulled the plug on its young core and traded James Harden, Cole Aldrich, Daequan Cook and Lazar Hayward to the Houston Rockets for Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb, two first-round draft picks (Dallas and Toronto) and a second-round pick (Charlot[...]