Clippers’ Redick Dealing With Back Spasms

J.J. Redick said the back spasms that have sidelined him the last few years result from a degenerative disc he's had since he was 12 or 13. — Ben Bolch (@latbbolch) November 27, 2015 Source: Ben Bolch of the Los Angeles Times on Twitter

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA AM: Teams Underachieving And Overachieving

Lang Greene looks at how each team has played early in the season, labeling the underachievers and overachievers.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Josh Smith, Asst Coach Have Heated Argument After Loss

Los Angeles Clippers forward Josh Smith and an unspecified assistant coach got into an obscenity-laced argument on Sunday as the media were waiting for coach Doc Rivers’ postgame news conference to begin, according to a report. Rivers did not divulge what the argument was about when asked during his news conference, but the Orange County […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Clippers’ Rivers: ‘It’s on me. I have to fix this’

Doc (Rivers): “It’s on me. I have to fix this.” This is the worst start to a season for the Clips in the CP3 era. First time they’ve been under .500 more than three games into a season. Doc on chemistry issues: “There’s no chemistry problems. We’re just not playing well.” Source: Jovan Buha of […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Stephenson Limited to Under Two Minutes

Doc Rivers has noted the fungibility of the Clippers’ small-forward rotation at times this season, going as far as calling it a “revolving position” Saturday. But the first revolution not only forced Lance Stephenson out of the first unit, it limited him to one minute and 42 seconds of playing time in the Clippers’ 101-96 […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Rivers Trying to Exercise Patience With Chris Paul’s Injuries

“The finger definitely bothers him (Chris Paul). The groin obviously bothers him. Getting poked in the eye is no fun,” Clippers coach Doc Rivers said. “So he’s just not had a lot of fun so far with injuries to start the season. I guess you’d rather have it now. But it hurts us, because when […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Cuban Encourages Fans to Boo, Heckle DeAndre Jordan

DeAndre Jordan insists the boos won’t bother him Wednesday night. Jordan can reasonably anticipate the wrath of a sellout American Airlines Center crowd to be focused on him during his first visit to Dallas since he reneged on a verbal commitment to sign with the Mavericks in July. Mavs owner Mark Cuban encourages Mavs fans […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Saturday: Blake Griffin Keeps Getting Better

Coming off an impressive playoff performance and a busy offseason, Blake Griffin is playing at an elite level early this season.

Alan Draper  •  16 Aug 2022
Clippers Assign Wilcox, Dawson to D-League

The L.A. Clippers announced today they have assigned guard C.J. Wilcox and forward Branden Dawson to the NBA Development League’s Bakersfield Jam pursuant to the Flexible Assignment System. Source: NBA.com/Clippers

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021