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There's No Way Clippers Are Actually Upset Kawhi Leonard Isn't Playing in Olympics

The Los Angeles Clippers say they're "very disappointed" that USA Basketball decided to pull Kawhi Leonard from the Paris Olympics. There's no way that's true.

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James Harden Will Make or Break the Clippers

Los Angeles’s risk could pay off big time, but only if the right version of Harden shows up to play.

Sports Illustrated

The Clippers Don’t Need to Swing for James Harden, but Maybe They Should

Los Angeles boasts a star-studded roster already, but given the team's injury history, is missing out on the 10-time All-Star also risking a title run?

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Russell Westbrook agrees to two-year deal with Clippers, who also trade for K.J. Martin

LOS ANGELES — Free agent point guard Russell Westbrook is returning to the Clippers after agreeing to a two-year contract that includes a player option for the second season, a person with knowledge of the agreement but not authorized to speak publicly confirmed to The Los Angeles Times on Saturday.

Los Angeles Times

Short-handed Clippers fall to Devin Booker, Suns in Game 3

LOS ANGELES — Kawhi Leonard pulled up to Crypto.com Arena 95 minutes before tip-off Thursday.

Los Angeles Times

'We want Russ to be Russ.' Clippers up to the challenge of winning with Russell Westbrook.

LOS ANGELES — Russell Westbrook entered his career's latest chapter Wednesday through a side door of the Clippers' practice facility, taking a seat on a podium surrounded by more cameras and microphones than have shown up at the Playa Vista headquarters in five months.

Los Angeles Times

Bill Plaschke: In signing Russell Westbrook, Clippers foolishly mirror the Lakers' mistake

Fool you once, shame on Russell Westbrook.

Los Angeles Times

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Clippers plan to sign Russell Westbrook, but is he a good fit?

From the start of speculation earlier this month that Russell Westbrook might join the Clippers, the potential fit was not obvious.

Los Angeles Times

Two Clippers agree: Russell Westbrook would be a good fit with team

LOS ANGELES — In comments that revealed differences in how some Clippers players value the role of a traditional point guard versus the team's front office, All-Star wing Paul George and starting forward Marcus Morris Sr. on Friday said the team needed to add a pure point guard and openly…

Los Angeles Times

Clippers’ title hopes take a seat for at least one more game in loss to Bucks

LOS ANGELES — Around 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, as a little more than three hours remained until the NBA’s trade deadline, the Los Angeles Clippers didn’t have any trades close to happening, said Lawrence Frank, the team’s president of basketball operations.

Los Angeles Times

Clippers pursuing Nets star Kyrie Irving; Nicolas Batum the hero in win over Knicks

NEW YORK — The pass from Paul George found Clippers wing Nicolas Batum in the right corner with 1.7 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.

Los Angeles Times

Clippers will be cautious with a recovering Kawhi Leonard

LOS ANGELES — Fifteen months after Kawhi Leonard last played in an NBA game, the Clippers can see his return coming soon.

Los Angeles Times

LeBron James reaches out after NBA star admits he considered suicide amid horrific trauma

NBA icon and LA Lakers star LeBron James has showed his support to fellow player John Wall, who admitted he once considered taking his own life amid multiple problems both in and away from the sport

Daily Mirror

Clippers agree to contracts with Nicolas Batum, Amir Coffey

LOS ANGELES — Lawrence Frank was sitting in a hotel conference room after last week’s NBA draft had finished when the Clippers’ president of basketball operations remarked how nice it had been not to shake up the roster with a move.

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Kawhi Leonard impressing in comeback, but will Clippers pair him with Kyrie Irving?

LOS ANGELES — Eleven months after Kawhi Leonard underwent surgery to repair a partially torn knee ligament that sidelined him for the 2021-22 NBA season, Leonard's longtime trainer fired off a tweet in early June that did not go unnoticed.

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Heat interested in Patrick Beverley?

To that end, an NBA executive just namechecked one of the league's ultimate lockdown defenders - who also happens to be a career 38% three-point shooter - as a player Miami has designs on prying from his current team. "The Heat would love to get ...

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Clippers won’t say if Kawhi Leonard will be ready for opening night next season

Mark Medina: Lawrence Frank on if Kawhi Leonard will be ready opening night next season: "I'm not going to get into timetables in the middle of April." Frank added that he's encouraged with Kawhi's progress Source: Twitter @MarkG_Medina What's the ...

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Lawrence Frank: Paul George ‘will be fine’ after COVID-19 bout

Mark Medina: Lawrence Frank said that Paul George "will be fine," without sharing exact specifics with how he has recovered from COVID-19 Source: Twitter @MarkG_Medina What's the buzz on Twitter? Law Murray @ LawMurrayTheNU Lawrence Frank describes ...

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Scouts take: How Paul George's COVID-19 case impacts Clippers' play-in game vs. Pelicans

LOS ANGELES — Clippers star Paul George has entered the NBA's health and safety protocols and will miss Friday's game against New Orleans to decide the Western Conference's eighth and final playoff spot.

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Still no timetable for Kawhi Leonard return

Law Murray: Lawrence Frank says that Kawhi Leonard is progressing in his recovery, but there is still no timetable for his return. Source: Twitter @LawMurrayTheNU What's the buzz on Twitter? Mirjam Swanson @ MirjamSwanson My dumbass to LFrank: "Swap ...

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Paul George MRI moved from Thursday to Friday

Mirjam Swanson: Paul George's MRI has been bumped back a day, from Thursday to Friday, per a league source. Keep Lawrence Frank's sentiment in mind, Clippers fans, they plan to "treat the player, not the MRI." Source: Twitter @MirjamSwanson What's ...

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Lawrence Frank on a potential Kawhi Leonard return this season: No one knows

Andrew Greif: Realistic to see Kawhi Leonard this season? "We don't know," Lawrence Frank said. "No one knows, he doesn't know but all you can do is every day continue to control what you can control." Source: Twitter @AndrewGreif What's the buzz on ...

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