As 3p ET ticked by, the trade deadline yielded less fruit than a ficus in nuclear winter, particularly for the Western Conference. The only notable trades were Portland acquiring Eric Maynor to shore up an non-existent bench and Houston smuggling Thomas Robinson out of Sacramento before moving vans [...]

San Antonio Spurs at L.A. Clippers Staples Center February 21, 2013 7:30 p.m. PST TNT After a full week off, the Clippers return with a tough one, hosting the Spurs in their first game of the second half. It won’t be easy, but the Clips have outscored the Spurs by 13.5 points per game in their[...]

A special ClipperBlog Live is in store as we unpack some trade rumors before the deadline, evaluate the Clippers and their immediate future and chat about the NBA at-large. All this coming today at 3p PT. Questions/comments? Leave them below or tweet us @ClipperBlogLive![...]

The Clippers find themselves sitting at the top of the Pacific Division with a 39-17 record at All-Star Weekend, pacing for their first ever division title. With the Clips ranking third in the Western Conference and with Chris Paul coming off a 20-point, 15-assist, MVP performance in the All-Star Ga[...]

The stars shine just as brightly in Houston as they do in Hollywood. Maybe even more so without all that L.A. smog. But one star shined brighter than the rest at the All-Star Weekend’s namesake event: Christopher Emmanuel Paul. He initiated his MVP performance with a pair of consecutive assists to r[...]

Foreword by Michael Shagrin Two weeks ago, while the Clippers were taking on the Celtics at the Garden, word surfaced that the game was preceded by trade discussions. The rumor was both were entertaining a Garnett-Bledsoe swap, along with Caron Butler going to Boston for salary cap purposes. Represe[...]

Navigating the trade waters is difficult. Lies are told, feelings get hurt. Former Clipper and current New Orleans Hornets guard Eric Gordon is still upset over how former Clippers GM Neil Olshey apparently told him he wouldn’t be traded, then traded him a few days later. It’s the nature[...]

Let’s call it like it is: the Clippers took care of business against an inferior team. The Lakers have a brand and faces that suggest intimidation, but to the Clippers, they’re just another lottery bound team that needed to be disposed of as early as possible. And yikes, did they ever di[...]