Kawhi Leonard and Paul George laughed and cheered along with the crowd when the multibillionaire owner of the Los Angeles Clippers waved his arms, stomped his feet and screamed his new players' praises in a cracking voice. "Pretty cool! Pretty cool!" Steve Ballmer shouted with ...
Free agency moves shake up NBA; Rui Hachimura agrees to rookie contract
Kawhi Leonard's uncertain NBA free agency fate kept three teams in limbo Monday as players continued to make deals to shake up the league landscape. Players and teams began agreeing to terms on new deals Sunday even though no contracts can be signed until Saturday. Leonard, ...
NBA fines Clippers $50,000 for Doc Rivers' comments about Kawhi Leonard
The NBA fined the Los Angeles Clippers $50,000 on Friday for violating the league's anti-tampering rule. The league did not specifically say what comments were determined to be fine-worthy, other than saying it was in response to what Clippers coach Doc Rivers said about Toronto ...
LeBron returns from 17-game injury absence, leads Lakers to OT triumph over Clippers
LeBron James looked like his old self, even if he wasn't feeling like it after his first game since Christmas. James had 24 points and 14 rebounds in his return from a 17-game injury absence, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Clippers 123-120 in ...
Longtime Clippers fan Billy Crystal to serve as TV analyst for one game
Los Angeles Clippers announcer Ralph Lawler was approached two months ago with a special request. A longtime season-ticket holder asked team president Gillian Zucker if he could call a game on television with Lawler and honor his 40 seasons with the club. Lawler apprehensively said ...
Steve Kerr OKs lucrative contract extension with Warriors: report
Steve Kerr, who has led the Golden State Warriors to two straight NBA titles, has agreed to a deal with the NBA club that will make him one of the highest paid coaches, ESPN reported on Friday night. The 52-year-old Kerr signed a contract in ...
Billionaire Steve Ballmer's plans to move the Los Angeles Clippers to a new home in Inglewood, California, has prompted a lawsuit by New York Knicks' owner James Dolan, who owns the Forum just down the block. MSG Forum LLC, a unit of billionaire Dolan's Madison ...
This was the Paul George that Thunder fans had been waiting for. George scored 42 points and Oklahoma City snapped a four-game losing streak with a 120-111 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night. It was George's highest scoring performance since joining the Thunder ...
Chris Paul is heading to Houston to join James Harden, giving the Rockets two All-Stars in the backcourt to lead their chase for a championship. In the NBA's second blockbuster trade in less than a week, the Rockets acquired Paul from the Los Angeles Clippers ...
Cavs GM Griffin may be on way out; Clippers wise to get West
See, maybe the Cavs shouldn't have traded Andrew Wiggins after all. David Griffin may pay for that with his job, though it's highly unlikely it was his idea. But you don't fire LeBron James. The buck, or the Cav in this case, may stop right here. The ...
Clippers should stay the course despite disappointments
Coach Doc Rivers: Headed back to Orlando where he began his NBA coaching career and where he still owns a home and where his family has remained. To run the Magic franchise. Chris Paul: To the San Antonio Spurs to step in for the aging ...
LeBron, Wade, Paul learn different leadership approach
King James, D-Wade and CP3 have learned the hard way that The Jordan Rules no longer apply in the NBA. Time was when a strong-willed superstar like a Michael Jordan or Magic Johnson could intimidate and bully teammates — both mentally AND physically — to ...
