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[unable to retrieve full-text content]NBA Playoffs: Mavericks even series despite return of Clippers star Kawhi Leonard  Yahoo Sports Source link

Kawhi Leonard has dealt with injuries throughout his Clippers career. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) The Los Angeles Clippers are holding their breath on Kawhi Leonard. The six-time All-Star exited Tuesday’s game with what the team called thoracic spasms, per ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk. Leonard did not play at all in the second quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves and was seen walking away from the Clippers locker room in street clothes. He was later reported to have left Crypto.com… Source link

Russell Westbrook is now out indefinitely. The Los Angeles Clippers veteran broke his left hand on Friday night in their 140-115 win over the Washington Wizards at Crypto.com Arena, the team confirmed. Specifics on the broken hand are not yet known. It’s unclear if he’ll need surgery, or if he’ll be able to return at any point this season. Russell Westbrook has fractured his left hand. He is out for the remainder of the game. — Ohm Youngmisuk (@NotoriousOHM) March 2, 2024 Westbrook… Source link

Kerr in disbelief over Klay’s late intentional foul vs. Clippers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors blew a double-digit lead to the Los Angeles Clippers in the fourth quarter of their 130-125 loss on Wednesday night at Chase Center, but Golden State still had a chance to win it with one minute left to play. With 39 seconds left in the one-possession game, however, with Golden State trailing 126-123 following a corner three from Brandin Podziemski, veteran guard Klay… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]2023 NBA free agency: Should we be preparing for James Harden to end up with the Clippers?  Yahoo Sports Source link

The Houston Rockets paid a healthy John Wall $44.3 million to sit on their bench last season. (Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) John Wall’s strange tenure with the Houston Rockets is coming to an end. The Rockets have agreed to a buyout of the final year of Wall’s massive contract, sources told Yahoo Sports, paving the way for the five-time All-Star to resurrect his career with a competitive team. Wall’s agent Rich Paul, CEO of Klutch Sports, is meeting with Rockets general manager Rafael Stone… Source link

The Clippers reached the Western Conference finals for the first time in franchise history last season. If they want to make it back to that playoff round again, they will have to collectively replace the production of their best player. Kawhi Leonard will be sidelined indefinitely after undergoing surgery in July to repair a partial tear of the ACL in his right knee. Leonard may be able to rejoin the rotation at some point during the 2021-22 season, but Paul George and Co. will be… Source link

The Clippers had nothing against the Suns defense. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) It wasn’t pretty, but the Phoenix Suns are one game away from the NBA Finals. The Suns defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 84-80 in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals on Saturday to take a commanding 3-1 series lead. The series hasn’t exactly been a highlight reel overall, but the ugliness reached another level in Game 4, with both teams posting their lowest scoring output of the playoffs. The… Source link

Maybe the Los Angeles Clippers really are cursed. They had every opportunity to win a brutally ugly Game 4 of the Western Conference finals, and when they did not fail themselves, the officials did them no favors in an 84-80 loss to the Phoenix Suns. Perhaps it is fitting that the fewest points allowed in a loss this entire NBA season dropped the Clippers into a 3-1 hole. The Clippers did all the necessary work to turn a 50-36 halftime deficit into a three-point game entering the fourth… Source link

The Phoenix Suns will be without Chris Paul when they kick off the Western Conference finals on Sunday. Paul, the team announced on Saturday, is out for Game 1 against the Los Angeles Clippers and is still in the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols. It’s unclear when Paul will be able to return. Paul entered health and safety protocols on Wednesday, after the Suns had already closed out their earlier series against the Denver Nuggets.  The 36-year-old has not publicly said if he has… Source link