Summer League is finally here for the Clippers. A few notes: The game is not on live television, so you’ll have to go here and pay $4.99 to watch it (and any other summer league game). Not a bad investment if you have the time. NBA TV will be re-airing the game at 6 a.m. PT, so remember to set the DVR if you can&[...]
Broderick Turner is reporting that the Clippers have joined the Knicks and Lakers as potential suitors for 39-year old forward, Grant Hill. Clippers Coach Vinny Del Negro met with Hill on Sunday in Las Vegas to see how interested the 39-year-old is in playing for Los Angeles, according to the executives. There are thre[...]
The Clippers have announced via press release that Blake Griffin will undergo surgery today to repair the medial meniscus tear to his left knee that he suffered last Wednesday during Team USA practice in Las Vegas. As Broderick Turner of the LA Times reported, Griffin is expected to be “fully recovered” and[...]
Blake Griffin hurt his knee in a Team USA scrimmage Wednesday and is returning to LA to be examined by team doctors, sources tell Y! Sports. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) July 12, 2012 UPDATE: Blake Griffin has meniscus tear in left knee, to have surgery, will be ready for season, no Olympics, LA Times stor[...]
In conjunction with the release of his new book about the 1992 Dream Team (which can and should be bought here, or at a bookstore near you), the great Jack McCallum was kind enough to answer a few questions for ClipperBlog. Many thanks to Jack, and we hope you enjoy. Charlie Widdoes: You talk some about Jordan [...]
The Clippers have released the roster that head coach Robert Pack will have at his disposal when they open up Summer League play in Vegas next Monday, July 16. As we’ve covered, the group will be headlined by Eric Bledsoe, entering his third season in the league, as well as Trey Thompkins and Travis Leslie —[...]
This is not an indictment of the Mo Williams/Lamar Odom trade. In fact, if you told most Clippers fans that the team would turn Mo Williams into Lamar Odom, they would probably feel pretty good about the situation. But this isn’t about the fact that the roster has been retooled and, in theory, upgraded. Simply put, the[...]
Just as we expected, Blake Griffin has agreed to a five-year extension to his rookie contract, according to Ken Berger. Blake Griffin and the Clippers have formally agreed on his five-year, approximately $95 million deal, league sources say. — Ken Berger (@KBergCBS) July 10, 2012 Not too much to say about this, b[...]