The NBA has doled out punishments for Secret Hallwaygate, and the Houston Rockets aren’t happy about it. As a quick recap: Things became chippy during the Los Angeles Clippers’ Monday night win over the Rockets. It was the first time Chris Paul returned to Staples Center as a member of his new team, and tensions [...]
January 18, 2018
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Things turned chippy between the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Clippers’ during their Monday night contest—and they apparently devolved even further after the final buzzer. On the heels of the Clippers’ victory, James Harden (who did not play), Trevor Ariza and Gerald Green went into Los Angeles’ locker room looking for Austin Rivers (who also [...]
January 16, 2018
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Things between Blake Griffin and Chris Paul were absolutely as awkward and combustible as you think they were. Paul is now a member of the Houston Rockets, so this doesn’t matter anymore. But the two spent more than a half-decade together on the Los Angeles Clippers, ostensibly jostling for alpha status. And while the tense [...]
November 9, 2017
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Chris Paul and Austin Rivers are totally cool. Rumors to the contrary flooded the NBA sphere following Paul’s trade to the Houston Rockets, but we now have confirmation, via Rivers himself, that everything is A-okay, per USA Today‘s Sam Amick: This was hardly the first time someone had alleged that Paul and Doc Rivers didn’t see [...]
July 13, 2017
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A word of advice to Uber drivers working in the Bay Area: Transport Andre Iguodala, Golden State Warriors swingman and last year’s NBA Finals MVP with care. If you don’t, your car is about to smell real bad real quick. Iguodala apparently had a less-than-flattering experience during an Uber ride of some sort. It’s not [...]
December 16, 2015
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On Thursday night, as the buzzer sounded on the Suns’ 118-104 victory over the Clippers, Austin Rivers had a few choice words for Mirza Teletovic. I think. See, inside 15 seconds to play, with the shot clock turned off and the Suns already leading 115-104, Teletovic drilled a wide-open three. Rivers, the son of Clippers [...]
November 13, 2015
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It’s a good thing the Los Angeles Clippers ultimately didn’t lose DeAndre Jordan to the Dallas Mavericks. Because coach and president Doc Rivers would have been pissed. P-I-S-S-E-D. Rivers opened up about the entire situation to Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski (h/t Bleacher Report), and it was during their little chat that it became clear that [...]
September 24, 2015
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When Los Angeles Clippers head coach and President of Basketball Operations Doc Rivers traded for his son Austin Rivers, the move was widely scrutinized—and for good reason. The roster desperately needed a wing defender, yet they traded Reggie Bullock and Chris Douglas-Roberts while releasing Jordan Farmar to make room for the young Rivers. It further [...]
April 27, 2015
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The Pelicans have a bright future and may cause some headaches in the Western Conference. Anthony Davis is the centerpiece but guys like Austin Rivers may play a role too. That’s if he’s in New Orleans for the long-term. The team has decided to decline his 2015-16 team option, making him an unrestricted free agent [...]
October 27, 2014
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During Sterling-related press conferences in last year’s playoffs, Doc Rivers seemed very troubled by the entire situation. You got the feeling that if it were not the playoffs, at the very least, he may have stepped away fro a bit. According to the additional reports, if Sterling is still the owner by the time next [...]
July 23, 2014
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