From my piece at ESPN Los Angeles: Blake Griffin would never admit it, because entitlement isn’t part of his mental makeup, but he deserves to be playing professional basketball right now. When prognosticators said he’d be a lottery pick after his freshman season at Oklahoma, Griffin bucked the current one-[...]
Blake Griffin will undergo season-ending surgery. From the Clippers’ release: After experiencing some discomfort during his recently-accelerated rehabilitation program, Clippers’ forward Blake Griffin was examined Tuesday afternoon by Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles. As a result of that examination, it has bee[...]
The Clippers boarded their chartered jet on Monday brimming with optimism, eager to ride that euphoria into Memphis against a Grizzlies team that’s been basking in the warm glow of .500hood. Respectability? The Grizzlies have been at that party for the better part of two weeks. Recent road wins at Phoenix and Por[...]
Game 36 5p PT Fox Sports Prime Ticket 980 AM Join us in the live chat below! Daily Dime Live UPDATE: According to Lisa Dillman, Chris Kaman is inactive tonight due to a strained back injury suffered during warmups. Marcus Camby may be out as well tonight due to illness.[...]
Baron Davis is a creature of Los Angeles, but the Clips shooting guard has an urban crush on New York City. Whether he’s playing in Steve Nash’s annual soccer game in Central Park or dribbling his way from the Brooklyn Bridge up through Greenwich Village (and the hollowed West 4th Street courts) and into mi[...]
From Clippers.com: The National Basketball Association today named Clippers’ center Chris Kaman as the Western Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, January 4th through Sunday, January 10th. This is the second time Kaman has been named Western Conference Player of the Week this season, the first time f[...]
It’s not enough for Marcus Camby to gobble up rebounds and create opportunities from the high post. The guy is everywhere, doing everything to help his team. From the Onion Sports Network: LOS ANGELES—NBA officials formally accused center Marcus Camby Wednesday of exploiting a weakness in the NBA computer system,[...]
Five thoughts from today’s win: Defense Carries: The defensive rotations are becoming tighter by the game. The traps are coming from all the right places on the floor, off-ball defenders are sagging and providing help off pick-and-rolls, and at least one of the Clipper big men is protecting the rim at all times. [...]