From my TrueHoop post on the subject: With all the athletic superlatives being thrown Blake Griffin’s way since his explosive Summer League debut in July, it’s easy to miss what he represents most profoundly to fans of the Los Angeles Clippers. For everything they’ve heard about Griffin’s athlet[...]
From the Clippers release: Los Angeles Clippers’ rookie forward Blake Griffin may miss up to six weeks with a stress fracture of his left patella suffered during the Clippers’ last preseason game vs. the New Orleans Hornets on Friday, October 23rd. Further information regarding Griffin’s course of treatment will be mad[...]
Looks like that frontcourt depth is going to come in handy from outset. After being named the likely starter in the Clippers’ opener prior to Friday night’s preseason game against New Orleans, Blake Griffin is questionable for Tuesday after injuring his knee on this play: Marcus Camby is nursing an ankle sp[...]
Last Year’s Record: 19-63 Crystal Ball The consensus prediction of the TrueHoop Network bloggers … and the best hopes of Clipperblog. Crowd Says: 32-50 Clipperblog Says: 38-44 Yes We Can! The sun is out. The seas have parted. The basketball gods are shining upon us! Although it’s impossible to root for the Los An[...]
There wasn’t a lot to take away from the Clippers’ 91-88 win Friday night over a Hornets team playing without both Chris Paul and Emeka Okafor. The Clips had a better night on the glass and were more careful with the ball, but despite playing hard, the game had a very preambulatory feel to it. The Clippers [...]
You can watch the Clips’ final preseason game on Fox Sports Prime Ticket or listen to it on 980 AM at 7:30 PT. You can also follow Clipperblog’s twitter feed throughout the game.[...]
When Chris Kaman went into hibernation this summer, it sent many members of Clipper Nation into a state of paranoia. In previous years Kaman’s disappearance wouldn’t have raised so much as an eyebrow, but fans newly accustomed to receiving updates on what their favorite players were doing in neat little 140[...]
Kevin Pelton ranks his Top 10 prospects at Basketball Prospectus, and DeAndre Jordan comes in at No. 4: “Because veterans Marcus Camby and Chris Kaman are ahead of him on the Clippers’ depth chart, Jordan is still a name to file away for the future at this point. However, when injuries struck the L.A. front[...]