Los Angeles Clippers Rumors & News

San Antonio Express-News "Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling was spotted at Game 1 of the Western Conference finals, sparking speculation he was scouting Memphis coach Lionel Hollins as a potential replacement for Vinny Del Negro. Turns out he might have been checking out another candidate. The Los Angeles..." May 23

SI.com "Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski will be returning as the head coach of USA Basketball for the 2016 Olympics, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation. A formal announcement is expected in the next 48 hours. Krzyzewski led Team USA to gold medals in both the 2008 Beijing Olympics..." May 23

Yahoo! Sports "The Los Angeles Clippers will not offer Vinny Del Negro a new contract to return as coach, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. Despite considerable success and progress in his two seasons as coach, Del Negro was unable to withstand a first-round Western Conference loss to the Memphis Grizzlies..." May 21

ESPN.com "Among the immediate concerns for the Indiana Pacers heading into the Eastern Conference finals against Miami is the state of David West's right calf. One of the longer-term worries, though, is West's forthcoming free agency. The Pacers' veteran leader openly loves his situation in Indiana,..." May 21

Fox Sports West "Plenty of teams would envy them. Plenty of good teams. Plenty of teams that made it past the first round of the playoffs this spring. The situations, of course, being Chris Paul and Dwight Howard and the Clippers’ and Lakers’ waiting games, respectively. Don’t get me wrong, having the..." May 20

SportingNews.com "The Los Angeles Clippers have not closed the door on the possibility of bringing back coach Vinny Del Negro, ESPN.com reports, citing sources close to the process. Del Negro’s contract, which expires on June 30, could be extended beyond this season, as there remains a level of interest in his..." May 16

ESPN Los Angeles "The Los Angeles Clippers, after following up the first division title in franchise history with a disappointing first-round playoff exit, have not ruled out bringing back coach Vinny Del Negro, according to sources close to the process. Sources told ESPN.com that there is a level of interest..." May 16

NBA.com "Memphis Grizzlies guard Tony Allen and Miami Heat forward LeBron James, winner of the 2012-13 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award, headline the 2012-13 NBA All-Defensive First Team, the NBA announced today. Allen totaled 53 points overall and James tallied 52. Each player received 25 First Team..." May 13

L.A. Daily News "Whatever decisions the Clippers make this week regarding the status of Coach Vinny Del Negro, input of players could turn out to be a key to the process. Del Negro, who guided the Clippers to the best record in franchise history only to be gutted by a first-round playoff loss, has reached the..." May 12

ESPN Los Angeles "When Chris Paul left the Los Angeles Clippers' training facility on Saturday, he was uncertain about his future with the team. On Monday, Clippers vice president of basketball operations Gary Sacks said he was "very confident" the All-Star point guard would eventually re-sign with the..." May 08

SportingNews.com "Los Angeles Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro could soon have some inkling into whether he will stick with the team he helped to reach a franchise-record 56 wins. Del Negro could meet with Clippers owner Donald Sterling early next week to discuss his future in — or departure from — Los Angeles,..." May 08

NESN "Feel free to take this with a grain of salt, but Stephen A. Smith is hearing rumors of a blockbuster trade between the Celtics and Clippers. The deal that Smith brought up on First Take would reportedly send Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce to the Clippers for Blake Griffin, Eric Bledsoe, DeAndre..." May 07

Dallas Morning News "NBA analyst Tim Legler recently joined NBA Tonight on ESPN to discuss the Dallas Mavericks' offseason plans. Here are some highlights: On what the Mavs can do this offseason to regain their role as a contender: “I think it’s going to be difficult for them particularly with Dirk Nowitzki getting..." May 06

Fox Sports West "The Clippers’ ability to repeat this season’s success and avoid the awful stumble that took place in their first-round playoff loss will turn on the decision of one player. Chris Paul. No surprise there, right? The 118-105 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night remained a hot..." May 05

Real GM Basketball "The Los Angeles Clippers will take "about a week" to evaluate the season before making a decision on Vinny Del Negro, according to one source. Del Negro, who is the final year of his contract, wants to return to the Clippers. "It's something that I want to do, not something I have to do,”..." May 04

Memphis Commercial Appeal "The Grizzlies picked a perfect time to win four consecutive playoff games for the first time in the 18-year history of the franchise. They fought off a late Clippers rally in the most no-holds barred physical game of their Western Conference first round series, finishing off a 118-105 victory..." May 04

Los Angeles Times "Blake Griffin has a sprain of his right ankle and is listed as day-to-day for Friday's Game 6 in the Clippers' playoff series against Memphis. Griffin, who sustained the injury during Monday's practice after landing on Lamar Odom's foot while attempting a pass, said it's the worst sprain he's..." May 01

Fox Sports West "It’s not like the Clippers didn’t have a plan. They did. They understood that beating the Memphis Grizzlies meant getting rebounds, playing defense and keeping Zach Randolph away from the basket. But Tuesday night at Staples Center, they did none of that. Even worse, their hopes of..." May 01

L.A. Daily News "They've bludgeoned each other for four games and they will for at least two more. But the more the Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies have at each other, the less pure basketball tactics will make a difference. In tonight's Game 5 of the best-of-7 Western Conference playoff series, mind over..." April 30

L.A. Daily News "Maybe it was the slow, deliberate pace of this Mississippi River town. Or perhaps it was the soothing music oozing from the jazz clubs along Beale Street and the sweet aroma of barbecue hanging in the air. Whatever the reasons, the Clippers arrived here last week armed with a 2-0 lead and a..." April 29

Los Angeles Times "Got a ride back to the hotel Thursday night after the Clippers' collapse, the final 10 yards covered on foot in a dash to the door. It was touch and go, but bravery won out. On Friday, there was daylight here. So I took a break from the Memphis email threats to walk the streets while I could...." April 27

Los Angeles Times "In the Clippers' eyes, there's only one way to slow down the backboard-attacking Memphis Grizzlies. "Everybody has to rebound," Clippers center DeAndre Jordan said. That's what helped the Clippers win Games 1 and 2 of the Western Conference playoff series as the Clippers outrebounded Memphis..." April 27

USA Today "There could be three games left in this Memphis Grizzlies vs. Los Angeles Clippers series. Three more opportunities to hear how much the Grizzlies miss or don't miss Rudy Gay. Chalk Game 4 up in the category of don't miss. The Grizzlies, who have something not a lot of teams in the NBA..." April 27

CBSSports.com "The founder and managing director of the National Basketball Players Association's former financial firm has been charged with attempting to defraud the union of $3 million by forging the signature of a dead man, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Joseph Lombardo, 72, the founder and director..." April 26

Fox Sports Tennessee "Memphis executed its gameplan to crawl back into its Western Conference first-round series with a 94-82 victory over the Clippers on Thursday night. Los Angeles leads the series 2-1. Memphis got off to the start it wasn't able to either time in Los Angeles. Randolph scored a combined 26 points..." April 26

L.A. Daily News "The first thing Blake Griffin did Monday was dunk. That was the best game plan the Clippers could've had for Game 2 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series against Memphis. Sounds simple? Yes, and that's the beauty of it. All it took was a dunk for Griffin to find his..." April 23

Los Angeles Times "Gary Sacks, the Clippers' vice president of basketball operations, wanted to put an end to speculation about Coach Vinny Del Negro's future. Sacks said that the organization supports Del Negro and that officials are happy with how the team has played. "Our head coach and his staff have done..." April 23

L.A. Daily News "It looked like the Clippers had blown one of their best performances in recent memory. But Chris Paul saved the best for last. His driving one-handed bank shot virtually at the buzzer lifted the Clippers to a 93-91 win over Memphis on Monday night at Staples Center, giving them a 2-0 lead in..." April 23

ESPN.com "Los Angeles Clippers guard Eric Bledsoe had a coming-out party during last year's playoff series against the Memphis Grizzlies. If the beginning of this year's series against the Grizzlies is any indication, it could be the beginning of his farewell party. Well, in Los Angeles anyway. Bledsoe..." April 22

L.A. Daily News "Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan were very much involved in the Clippers' Game 1 victory against Memphis. Just not offensively. They weren't dunking and driving to the basket and doing all the things "Lob City" was made of this season. Griffin and Jordan combined for just nine shots, 13..." April 22

Real GM Basketball "Eric Bledsoe had 15 points and six rebounds in just 18 minutes on Saturday when the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 1. The 23-year-old guard shot seven of seven overall and helped the Clippers pull away in the fourth quarter. Chris Paul is a free agent at season's..." April 21

USA Today "The first-round series between the Los Angeles Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies had a complicated set of rules determining home-court advantage, and that may end up being the difference-maker. The Clippers rode a masterful performance from Chris Paul to a 112-91 win over the Grizzlies at the Staples..." April 21

L.A. Daily News "The Kings and Clippers gave California's capital city quite a season finale. Those in Sacramento only hope it's not for good. Jamal Crawford scored 24 points, including several big shots in the final minutes, and the Clippers secured home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs by..." April 18

Yahoo! Sports "Brazilian 7-footer Lucas Nogueira, a serious candidate to be a first-round draft pick, has decided to enter the NBA draft, sources told Yahoo! Sports. Nogueira, 20, possesses a 7-foot-6 wingspan and has been an intriguing prospect to NBA executives for several years. The center initially..." April 17

Fox Sports West "There’s one game left in the Clippers’ regular season, but don’t think it doesn’t have meaning. It does. In a big way. The Clippers still haven’t assured themselves of home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs, but they can do that Wednesday night with a win in Sacramento...." April 17

Los Angeles Times "The teacher and the student still are in the classroom this late in the season, the lessons of how best to play this game of basketball being taught. Whether it's during a game or at practice or riding the team bus or flying on the Clippers' chartered jet, sage veteran Chauncey Billups has..." April 15

ESPN Los Angeles "Los Angeles Clippers guard Chauncey Billups practiced Monday and is expected to start Tuesday against the Portland Trail Blazers. Clippers forward Caron Butler, who was sidelined for much of Saturday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies with a sore right knee, didn't practice Monday but is..." April 15

NBA.com "Clippers forward Caron Butler is out for the second half of Saturday night's game with the Memphis Grizzlies with a sore right knee. Butler played only 9 minutes, 2 seconds of the first half. He missed both shots he attempted and had one rebound with two steals." April 13

Los Angeles Times "If the NBA season ended today, the Clippers would face the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the playoffs. But it doesn't end today. There's a week and four games left to play — after which it's all but certain the Clippers will still face the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the..." April 11

Los Angeles Times "Blake Griffin and I were discussing the statue that one day will be standing outside Staples Center. As we talked, we struggled initially to make a connection. Bless his big heart, it wasn't until he realized we were talking about him rather than a Page 2 statue that should already be there..." April 10

ESPN Los Angeles "Los Angeles Clippers guard Chauncey Billups practiced Tuesday for the first time since aggravating his strained right groin on March 27 in a game against the New Orleans Hornets, according to Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro. Billups, who initially suffered the injury March 19 against the..." April 10

L.A. Daily News "A changing of the guard has taken place. The Clippers' 109-95 win Sunday over the Lakers at Staples Center could seriously dampen the Lakers' playoff fortunes. The Utah Jazz (40-37) have the edge over the Lakers (40-37) for the eighth playoff seed in the Western Conference because of the..." April 08

ESPN.com "Los Angeles Clippers guard Chauncey Billups said he won't play in Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers, but is hopeful he can return from a nagging groin injury before the end of the regular season. "I'm getting better," Billups said Saturday. "I hope to play before the season's over..." April 07

USA Today "So much for the battle of L.A. The Los Angeles Lakers, as has been the case all season long, are simply trying to survive in this fight for their playoff lives. And after falling 109-95 to the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center on Sunday afternoon and seeing their hold on the eighth and..." April 07

ESPN.com "The Los Angeles Clippers don't have any championship banners up at Staples Center, and Blake Griffin wants to keep it that way until they win an NBA title. The Clippers' franchise, dating to their inception as the Buffalo Braves in 1970, has never won a division title. But the team's next win,..." April 06