Lakers hire Nate McMillan and Scott Brooks as assistant coaches
The Lakers are hiring Scott Brooks and Nate McMillan to the front of JJ Redick’s bench, a source with knowledge of the situation but not…
Russell Westbrook to return to Clippers after exercising option
Russell Westbrook has picked up his player option for $4 million and will return to the Clippers for the 2024-25 season, a person not authorized…
Letters: LeBron James, Darvin Ham in middle of Lakers mess
Is it possible to love the Lakers but wish LeBron would take his tired act elsewhere? It is so tiresome to see LeBron blame someone…
Clippers hold off Suns to clinch a playoff spot
PHOENIX — Behind a triple-double from Russell Westbrook, the Clippers clinched a playoff berth Tuesday, avoiding the NBA’s postseason play-in tournament by withstanding a furious Phoenix…
Russell Westbrook confronts Hornets fan over ‘disrespect’
Russell Westbrook does not like it when his name is disrespected. The Clippers point guard has made himself perfectly clear on the matter. Perhaps opposing…
Russell Westbrook’s return can’t save Clippers from another loss
Tyronn Lue’s Clippers have been baffling because they’ve been plagued by inconsistent play despite having such a talented group led by stars Kawhi Leonard and…
Clippers implode late in James Harden revenge game vs. 76ers
There was little love lost when James Harden forced his way out of the City of Brotherly Love last November. When Harden refused to show…
Clippers get good news on Russell Westbrook, then beat Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Clippers expect Russell Westbrook to return this week after missing most of March with a fractured left hand. Westbrook was cleared to…
Russell Westbrook has surgery to repair fractured left hand
MILWAUKEE — Clippers guard Russell Westbrook had surgery Monday to repair a fractured left hand and the hope is he’ll be able to return before the…
Russell Westbrook fractures hand as Clippers beat Wizards
As the Clippers began to pour it on against the Washington Wizards in the third quarter Friday, bad news surfaced when the team announced guard…
Leonard: Clippers must improve ‘before it starts getting real’
Consider it a warning from soft-spoken Kawhi Leonard. And it wasn’t the first such warning he has issued to his Clippers teammates. Leonard has been…
Clippers humbled by first-place Timberwolves in blowout loss
The Clippers had an opportunity to move to the top of the Western Conference, and it was up to them to take advantage of the…
Russell Westbrook reaches milestone in Clippers’ win over Pistons
DETROIT — Kawhi Leonard scored 21 of his 33 points in the first half, Russell Westbrook scored his 25,000th career point and the Clippers put on…
Russell Westbrook still believes he can become an all-NBA defender
OKLAHOMA CITY — The night before he returned to the city where he became an NBA All-Star and most valuable player, Clippers guard Russell Westbrook said…
Clippers still searching for identity after James Harden trade
This week most NBA teams will pass the one-quarter mark of their schedule, a milepost when, according to a persistent NBA belief, teams begin to…
Paul George’s three-pointer lifts Clippers past the Warriors
Between Thursday’s road loss to Golden State, and Saturday’s rematch in Los Angeles, Clippers coach Tyronn Lue asked James Harden to change the way he…
Clippers guard Russell Westbrook says his goals haven’t changed
SAN ANTONIO — Two games into Russell Westbrook’s role change, the Clippers starting point guard-turned-reserve said although he was “actually not sure” if his job description…
Clippers decide to bring Russell Westbrook off the bench
Clippers players were starting practice Thursday morning when they first realized the team’s starting lineup had suddenly changed. The signal was the sight of Russell…
Clippers drop fifth in a row with loss to the Grizzlies
Winless for nearly two weeks and trailing by 11 points entering the fourth quarter Sunday against Memphis, the comeback the Clippers desperately needed finally found…
Winless since Harden trade, Clippers struggle for progress
DALLAS — The first nine minutes of the Clippers’ third game with James Harden were, in the eyes of coach Tyronn Lue, “a work of art.”…