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Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul picked a bad night to have a bad night.
Paul did have 12 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists during the game, nearly getting the coveted "Triple Double"...but it's what happened at the end of Monday nights game vs. San Antonio that killed the mood.
The Spurs were up by 2, but the Clippers had the ball. Paul made his move from the top of the key, driving to the basket and missed the layup with 2 defenders in his face.
Somehow, Clippers forward Blake Griffin ended up with the ball after diving for it on the ground. Paul called timeout with 1.4 seconds left in the game.
Problem was, he had no timeouts and calling one when you have none means a technical foul.
But...San Antonio's Tony Parker missed the technical.
Still, the Spurs got to inbound the ball to Kawhi Leonard who drained two free throws, giving San Antonio the 89-85 win.
Your highlights from NBA.com:
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Friday, July 25, 2014
Chris Paul Thinks Clips Boycott Is Still An Idea (Reax)
((HT: ESPN.com/Goodman))
It's still on the table if the Los Angeles Clippers have Donald Sterling as owner when the new season rolls around...
When asked in Las Vegas during an AAU competition if Chris Paul and his teammates would still think about not playing, the answer seemed pretty solid to Goodman:
"That's something me and Doc are both talking about," Paul said Thursday after coaching his AAU program, CP3. "Something has to happen, and something needs to happen soon -- sooner rather than later."
"We're all going to talk about it," Paul said. "We're all definitely going to talk about it. Doc, Blake [Griffin], DJ [DeAndre Jordan]. It's unacceptable."
Frankly, the HQ thinks they should but the notion probably won't fly long term.
Reaction was understandable:
Dana, Tiki, and Brandon
((HT: CBS Sports Radio/CBSSN))
First Take Skip
((HT: ESPN))
First Take SAS
((HT: ESPN))
Closing arguments in the first Sterling v. Sterling lawsuit start Monday.
It's still on the table if the Los Angeles Clippers have Donald Sterling as owner when the new season rolls around...
When asked in Las Vegas during an AAU competition if Chris Paul and his teammates would still think about not playing, the answer seemed pretty solid to Goodman:
"That's something me and Doc are both talking about," Paul said Thursday after coaching his AAU program, CP3. "Something has to happen, and something needs to happen soon -- sooner rather than later."
"We're all going to talk about it," Paul said. "We're all definitely going to talk about it. Doc, Blake [Griffin], DJ [DeAndre Jordan]. It's unacceptable."
Frankly, the HQ thinks they should but the notion probably won't fly long term.
Reaction was understandable:
Dana, Tiki, and Brandon
((HT: CBS Sports Radio/CBSSN))
First Take Skip
((HT: ESPN))
First Take SAS
((HT: ESPN))
Closing arguments in the first Sterling v. Sterling lawsuit start Monday.
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Reports: Clippers Win Over Golden State Ends in Hallway Shouting Match
((ht: usatoday.com))
On the court it was business and nothing personal, or so it appeared as the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Golden State Warriors Saturday night 126-121 to win Game 7 of their Best of 7 series.
But that apparently is where things got interesting.
This despite the long hugs and conversations as the two teams walked off the court. And after a tough series that was put in the spotlight after the Donald Sterling situation surfaced and nearly brought the it to a stop.
According to multiple reports, the Clipper celebration...in their own gym appeared to have carried over to the Warriors and started a heated exchange.
That "exchange" brought most of the players from both teams into the hallway separating their locker rooms and according to witnesses, some police officers to make sure things didn't get out of hand.
Apparently after some shouting and arguing, both sides cooled their jets and went home or wherever they wanted after the game.
According to the story in Sunday mornings USA Today, the exchange may have been started by some Clipper ball boys shouting how quiet it was inside the Warriors locker room after the game. The Warriors led by Stephen Curry and Steve Blake came out to confront what is believed to be the "Ball Boys. Later, reports say Marresse Speights came out and the "exchange" got heated. It apparently cooled until Clippers guard Chris Paul walked by and briefly got heated again before things stopped.
Read more from USAToday RIGHT HERE
Interesting and a bit disturbing.
The Clippers move on and will square off with the Oklahoma City Thunder which promises to be a fun series matching two of the NBA's flashiest teams.
Highlights of the Clips win over Golden State from NBA.com:
And a clip from NBA.com showing what they called the "Sportsmanship" after the game. We're guessing that was slugged before the reports of what happened off the court began to surface:
On the court it was business and nothing personal, or so it appeared as the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Golden State Warriors Saturday night 126-121 to win Game 7 of their Best of 7 series.
But that apparently is where things got interesting.
This despite the long hugs and conversations as the two teams walked off the court. And after a tough series that was put in the spotlight after the Donald Sterling situation surfaced and nearly brought the it to a stop.
According to multiple reports, the Clipper celebration...in their own gym appeared to have carried over to the Warriors and started a heated exchange.
That "exchange" brought most of the players from both teams into the hallway separating their locker rooms and according to witnesses, some police officers to make sure things didn't get out of hand.
Apparently after some shouting and arguing, both sides cooled their jets and went home or wherever they wanted after the game.
According to the story in Sunday mornings USA Today, the exchange may have been started by some Clipper ball boys shouting how quiet it was inside the Warriors locker room after the game. The Warriors led by Stephen Curry and Steve Blake came out to confront what is believed to be the "Ball Boys. Later, reports say Marresse Speights came out and the "exchange" got heated. It apparently cooled until Clippers guard Chris Paul walked by and briefly got heated again before things stopped.
Read more from USAToday RIGHT HERE
Interesting and a bit disturbing.
The Clippers move on and will square off with the Oklahoma City Thunder which promises to be a fun series matching two of the NBA's flashiest teams.
Highlights of the Clips win over Golden State from NBA.com:
And a clip from NBA.com showing what they called the "Sportsmanship" after the game. We're guessing that was slugged before the reports of what happened off the court began to surface:
Sunday, April 27, 2014
DEVELOPING: Now, THERE'S A Protest... Stiviano Denies Leak...
((HT: ESPN))
"It's just us, only us, we're all we got."
The LA Clippers took off their shooting shirts in pre-game warm-ups and dumped them on the floor- revealing shirts inside-out (presumably, to cover up the Clippers script logo)
From BayAreaNewsGroup's Marcus Thompson via Instagram
And we have some news from the girlfriend...
From Rachel Zarrell at BuzzFeed:
“This office understands that the currently released audio tape of approximately 15 minutes is a portion of approximately one (1) hour of overall audio recording of Mr. Donald T. Sterling and Ms. Stiviano, and is in fact legitimate,” said Mac E. Nehoray of the Nehoray Legal Group.
He added, “Ms. Stiviano did not release the tape(s) to any news media.”
Calling the lawsuit involving Stiviano and Sterling’s wife “absurd,” Nehoray said they have no further comments.
The HQ maintains that anyone else close to the girlfriend could have done the same thing...
Just says "she didn't do it..."
The players, in game have gone to black recognition...
According to the LA Times Bill Plaschke and his Twitter:
Clippers wearing black bands on their left wrist...Chris Paul's sleeves are black...all players's socks are black...
Sterling's nightmare, indeed...
Magic Johnson addressed the situation this afternoon on ESPN
"It's just us, only us, we're all we got."
The LA Clippers took off their shooting shirts in pre-game warm-ups and dumped them on the floor- revealing shirts inside-out (presumably, to cover up the Clippers script logo)
From BayAreaNewsGroup's Marcus Thompson via Instagram
And we have some news from the girlfriend...
From Rachel Zarrell at BuzzFeed:
“This office understands that the currently released audio tape of approximately 15 minutes is a portion of approximately one (1) hour of overall audio recording of Mr. Donald T. Sterling and Ms. Stiviano, and is in fact legitimate,” said Mac E. Nehoray of the Nehoray Legal Group.
He added, “Ms. Stiviano did not release the tape(s) to any news media.”
Calling the lawsuit involving Stiviano and Sterling’s wife “absurd,” Nehoray said they have no further comments.
The HQ maintains that anyone else close to the girlfriend could have done the same thing...
Just says "she didn't do it..."
The players, in game have gone to black recognition...
According to the LA Times Bill Plaschke and his Twitter:
Clippers wearing black bands on their left wrist...Chris Paul's sleeves are black...all players's socks are black...
Sterling's nightmare, indeed...
Magic Johnson addressed the situation this afternoon on ESPN
Saturday PM Sterling Update: No One Is Happy About It...
((HT: KABC-TV))
And let the spin begin...
The opinion is, from the Sterling camp, is that it is all the fault of Stiviano- who is being charged with embezzling almost $2-million- and that the Clippers owner is not the kind of person portrayed on the tape released to TMZ Sports...
Melissa Macbride is in the Satellite Center to read full screens
Doc Rivers, representing the team, was not pleased...
((HT: ESPN))
Chris Paul, the Executive Director of the NBPA, says the matter is going to be handled by the players in a timely fashion...
"On behalf of the National Basketball Players Association, this is a very serious issue which we will address aggressively," it read. "We have asked [Sacramento] Mayor Kevin Johnson to expand his responsibilities with the NBPA, to determine our response and our next steps. As players, we owe it to our teams and our fans to keep our focus on our game, the playoffs, and a drive to the Finals."
No lie... for this part of irony...
Sterling was to be honored in May with a lifetime achievement award by the NAACP in Los Angeles. The prganization is monitoring the Clippers situation right now as well...
And let the spin begin...
The opinion is, from the Sterling camp, is that it is all the fault of Stiviano- who is being charged with embezzling almost $2-million- and that the Clippers owner is not the kind of person portrayed on the tape released to TMZ Sports...
Melissa Macbride is in the Satellite Center to read full screens
Doc Rivers, representing the team, was not pleased...
((HT: ESPN))
Chris Paul, the Executive Director of the NBPA, says the matter is going to be handled by the players in a timely fashion...
"On behalf of the National Basketball Players Association, this is a very serious issue which we will address aggressively," it read. "We have asked [Sacramento] Mayor Kevin Johnson to expand his responsibilities with the NBPA, to determine our response and our next steps. As players, we owe it to our teams and our fans to keep our focus on our game, the playoffs, and a drive to the Finals."
No lie... for this part of irony...
Sterling was to be honored in May with a lifetime achievement award by the NAACP in Los Angeles. The prganization is monitoring the Clippers situation right now as well...
Sunday, February 9, 2014
DEVELOPING: Lob City Embarrassing Philly
((HT: CSNPhilly))
It was a 30-point margin after one quarter Sunday night in Los Angeles...
Jamal Crawford had the chance to get the lead to 50 in the third quarter...
But there was the standard amount of lobbing, street ball, and dunking...
Which was fun to watch...
Unless you were a Sixer...
It was a 30-point margin after one quarter Sunday night in Los Angeles...
Jamal Crawford had the chance to get the lead to 50 in the third quarter...
But there was the standard amount of lobbing, street ball, and dunking...
Which was fun to watch...
Unless you were a Sixer...
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Report: Clippers and Celtics Looking at Trade For Doc Rivers: Is This Possible?
((ht: sports.yahoo.com))Huh?
Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports reports that a trade between the LA Clippers and Boston Celtics is in the deep in negotiations.
And get this: The trade would included draft picks and a couple of current Clippers for Celtics forward Kevin Garnett...and coach Doc Rivers.
Yes, for a coach.
Read the insightful report from Wojnarowski RIGHT HERE
Ok, yes, we think this is kind of weird too. But, Rivers did let it be known that perhaps it's time for a change of scenery for him. But he's got 3-years left on a hefty contract. Garnett still has some time left too, but would be willing to go, as long as it's with his coach.
There is another reason for the Clippers to do this. They want very much to keep free-agent to be Chris Paul in the fold and are fearful he's going to leave and turn down a max contract. Rivers would be an enticement to keep him around.
Nobody is sure how the NBA would react to this. The only parallel we can think of is Toronto getting a Mike Aviles in return for the Boston Red Sox hiring John Farrell. The Chicago White Sox got a couple of minor leaguers for Ozzie Guillen signing to manage the Florida Marlins is another one.
We're guessing the NBA's reaction if this were to happen would be interesting to say the least.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Report: Did The Atlanta Hawks Violate Tampering Policy? (UPDATE: Yup, They Did...)
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Well, that's another fine mess the marketing department may have made.
According to a report Tuesday afternoon in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Atlanta Hawks sent a letter to possible season-ticket buyers that mentions the possibility of the team acquiring Dwight Howard and Chris Paul.
Problem is: It may have violated the NBA Anti-Tampering policy since it apparently while both are pending "Free-Agents" they apparently can't be mentioned as targets by the team until after July 1st.
It's not July 1st. (at least not as of this posting date)
The paper says neither the Hawks nor the NBA will comment about it, but mentioning players by name before July 1st has been a big "No-No" in NBA circles. It's cost the Hawks and other teams a good bit of money in the past.
Read the entire AJC.com story explaining it RIGHT HERE
We kind of feel bad for the Hawks, but this is sort of funny. They have an incredible penchant for doing stuff that most teams know not to do. It doesn't appear, at least based on the report, that the team upper management was aware of this, but they should have been.
And if they didn't, well, that's a pretty big front office failure. While it would be nice to say "Marketing went rogue", the assumption should be nothing goes out without the boss's approval.
And certainly the Atlanta Spirit would operate like that...
Would they?
MONDAY UPDATE: The Hawks were fined an undisclosed amount for violating the anti-tampering policy.
The NBA is saying that three teams violated the policy- just not saying who it was.
The Rockets were reportedly another team that was guilty.
In a statement to the AJC last week, Hawks president Bob Williams said, “The (first) letter that has been referred to was written by one of our season-ticket reps of his own volition. While certainly he is a member of our business staff, his specific reference clearly does not represent how our basketball operations or our business staff have consistently communicated about free agency. It is unfortunate that this mistake, by a single ticket rep with no ill intent, occurred.”
Deadspin is reporting that is was former first-round draft pick Cal Bowdler who sent the e-mail blast...
Well, that's another fine mess the marketing department may have made.According to a report Tuesday afternoon in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Atlanta Hawks sent a letter to possible season-ticket buyers that mentions the possibility of the team acquiring Dwight Howard and Chris Paul.
Problem is: It may have violated the NBA Anti-Tampering policy since it apparently while both are pending "Free-Agents" they apparently can't be mentioned as targets by the team until after July 1st.
It's not July 1st. (at least not as of this posting date)
The paper says neither the Hawks nor the NBA will comment about it, but mentioning players by name before July 1st has been a big "No-No" in NBA circles. It's cost the Hawks and other teams a good bit of money in the past.
Read the entire AJC.com story explaining it RIGHT HERE
We kind of feel bad for the Hawks, but this is sort of funny. They have an incredible penchant for doing stuff that most teams know not to do. It doesn't appear, at least based on the report, that the team upper management was aware of this, but they should have been.
And if they didn't, well, that's a pretty big front office failure. While it would be nice to say "Marketing went rogue", the assumption should be nothing goes out without the boss's approval.
And certainly the Atlanta Spirit would operate like that...
Would they?
MONDAY UPDATE: The Hawks were fined an undisclosed amount for violating the anti-tampering policy.
The NBA is saying that three teams violated the policy- just not saying who it was.
The Rockets were reportedly another team that was guilty.
In a statement to the AJC last week, Hawks president Bob Williams said, “The (first) letter that has been referred to was written by one of our season-ticket reps of his own volition. While certainly he is a member of our business staff, his specific reference clearly does not represent how our basketball operations or our business staff have consistently communicated about free agency. It is unfortunate that this mistake, by a single ticket rep with no ill intent, occurred.”
Deadspin is reporting that is was former first-round draft pick Cal Bowdler who sent the e-mail blast...
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
iCYMI: Clips Christmas look sets Christmas look back decades
((ht: danwoikesports))Yikes!
Yeah, sure, we get one of the things people do during the holiday season is wear ugly Christmas sweaters.
The photo to your right, that's Los Angeles Clipper guard Chris Paul and Clipper forward Blake Griffin.
And yes, if they are competing in some sort of "Ugly Sweater" competition, one of them, if not both probably will win.
No, for us it is the shirts underneath the "Sweater Vests".
Take a good, close look. And if the retinas in your eyes are now burning, see a doctor, they have medication for that.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Lakers vs. Clippers: A New Rivalry?
Believe it or not, this game actually got kind of chippy. And in some ways, it was nice to see.
The LA Lakers, long the kings of Los Angeles took on the upstart Clippers Wednesday night and aside from it being a pretty good game, there was a bit of dislike expressed.
Specifically, the Lakers Pau Gasol and the Clippers Chris Paul.
After a Blake Griffin foul, the two teams headed to the other end of the court. While walking, Gasol and Paul got into a "Discussion". All the while, Kobe Bryant tried standing between them to keep the peace. That all went out the window when Gasol tried to muss Paul's hair. Paul didn't take it very well, though he managed to keep a semblance of cool on the floor.
The issue in question is right here with sound from Gasol:
The LA Times gives us the Chris Paul explanation, Paul wasn't happy:
Oh...the Lakers won, 96-91. Your highlights from NBA.com:
The LA Lakers, long the kings of Los Angeles took on the upstart Clippers Wednesday night and aside from it being a pretty good game, there was a bit of dislike expressed.
Specifically, the Lakers Pau Gasol and the Clippers Chris Paul.
After a Blake Griffin foul, the two teams headed to the other end of the court. While walking, Gasol and Paul got into a "Discussion". All the while, Kobe Bryant tried standing between them to keep the peace. That all went out the window when Gasol tried to muss Paul's hair. Paul didn't take it very well, though he managed to keep a semblance of cool on the floor.
The issue in question is right here with sound from Gasol:
The LA Times gives us the Chris Paul explanation, Paul wasn't happy:
Oh...the Lakers won, 96-91. Your highlights from NBA.com:
Thursday, December 8, 2011
CP3 to Lakers in mega-trade--UPDATED
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| Chris Paul |
**UPDATED**9:10 p.m--
Again per YahooSports--The NBA/David Stern has apparently blocked the trade after several NBA owners complained to the league office. Details are still sketchy on this, but we suspect a reason will come soon.
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Earlier story--
According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports, the Los Angeles Lakers have pulled off what is without a doubt the highlight of the buildup to this years NBA Season.
The trade: All-Star Chris Paul will go from the New Orleans Hornets to the Lakers for Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom/Kardashian. Supposedly Gasol will then be dealt to the Houston Rockets for a package of players.
There is some debate among the numerous experts on the details and finality of this trade, but we suspect that it is mostly a process of massaging a few egos.
Unfortunately this does nothing to quell the general belief the NBA is about to become a league of the 3 to 4 teams with at least 2 or 3 "Mega-Stars" and then a bunch of other teams. And though the league says they tried hard in this past labor agreement to stop that from happening, it doesn't appear that it will. So get used to the Lakers vs. The Heat vs. The Knicks who are amassing Mega-Stars.
Oh...and the Lakers may not be done. There is a lot of buzz on the Internets that the Lakers are trying very hard to make a Andruw Bynum/Dwight Howard trade. And yes, that will be even worse.
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