Clippers

Chris Paul is a very powerful man in Los Angeles. He has only been with the Clippers for a short while, but in that time, he has been rumored as being the one guy who was indirectly responsible for the team not bringing back head coach Vinny Del Negro. In Paul’s defense, he denies that. [...]

Donald Sterling strikes again. The Los Angeles Clippers showed Vinny Del Negro the door because of Chris Paul. They didn’t fire him, they just elected not to offer him a new contract. And now, as The Hoop Doctors has already told you, Paul’s pissed. How pissed? Enough so that he’s no longer a lock to [...]

When Chauncey Billups went down last season after tearing his Achilles, many feared that would be the end of his career. Luckily, he vowed to come back, even at the age of 36. Well, Chauncey is healed and is ready to suit up for the Clippers tonight. And he will actually be in the starting [...]

Every player has an NBA expiration date. It could be because of your play or because of your personality. One of the two is getting in the way of Kenyon Martin finding work in the League, and he has no idea why. “There is a notion about me that is not accurate at all – [...]

July 26, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The Clippers off-season reloading project continues. They have just added Ronny Turiaf to mix to go along with all of their other moves this summer. Again, they should be a very interesting team to watch next season. The Clippers and free-agent Ronny Turiaf have agreed to a one-year, [...]

This week, Kevin Burke takes a trip around the NBA playoffs... [...]

May 9, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The Clippers have somehow become the Miami Heat of the Western Conference, meaning they’re the team that other teams don’t really care for. Not sure how we’ve arrived here. Part of the reason is because they have been accused of flopping. Namely Blake Griffin and Chris Paul. Even [...]

May 3, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Not sure who the ‘thumb master’ is in this screenshot from the Clippers/Grizzlies game last night, but whoever it is, I hope they bought Gasol dinner after this. That thumb definitely disappears from view. Just wrong, so wrong… [...]

April 17, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Well, this comes with the territory for Blake Griffin. If you dunk on enough people, they’re going to try to make sure you can’t get airborne by fouling him harder than normal. Griffin notices this, but isn’t amused. “I’m definitely sick of taking hard hits,” Griffin said after [...]

April 6, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors This look on teammate Andrew Bynum’s face after Pau Gasol gets obliterated by Blake Griffin is priceless. I am pretty sure all of Los Angeles still has that look on their faces from both of Griffin’s poster dunks on Gasol Wednesday night. **Click to Enlarge** [...]