Topic: Los Angeles Clippers

Cohesiveness, fitness favors Miami Heat in 2011-12

(Reuters) - The starter's gun sounds Christmas Day on an National Basketball Association (NBA) sprint of a season that will reward cohesiveness and fitness in a compressed 66-game campaign that has the Miami Heat as clear front-runners.Miami's 'Big Three' of LeBron James, ...

L.A. Clippers welcome Chris Paul to Tinseltown

Chris Paul received a hero's welcome as the Los Angeles Clippers hope the addition of the all-star guard will transform them from league laughing stock to playoff contender.Clippers rising star and NBA rookie of the year Blake Griffin on Thursday said having ...

Clippers land Paul to end trade saga

(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Clippers acquired point guard Chris Paul from the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday in a deal that ends a week-long saga involving the sought after All Star.In exchange for sending Paul and two 2015 second round picks ...

NBA-owned Hornets trade Paul to Clippers

The NBA-owned New Orleans Hornets have reached an agreement to trade All-Star guard Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Clippers, sports cable channel ESPN reported.The Hornets would receive guard Eric Gordon, center Chris Kaman, forward Al-Farouq Aminu and a first-round draft pick ...

NBA's Clippers land Billups but not Paul

The Los Angeles Clippers rejected a trade offer that would have sent playmaker Chris Paul from the New Orleans Hornets, but claimed NBA veteran Chauncey Billups off waivers.Five days after NBA commissioner David Stern vetoed a three-team trade that would have sent ...

Clippers claim Billups, keep Jordan

(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Clippers have claimed Chauncey Billups off waivers and re-signed restricted free agent DeAndre Jordan, the NBA team announced Monday.The Clippers' pursuit of a point guard had led to reports of them being interested in New Orleans' Chris ...

Mavericks, Nowitzki shine at Espy Awards

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Professional basketball's Dallas Mavericks and their star player Dirk Nowitzki took home top Espy Awards on Wednesday night, capping a year that saw them become improbable champions.The Mavericks, who won the National Basketball Association championship over a Miami ...

Clippers keep Griffin under contract through 2012-13 season

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NBA rookie of the year Blake Griffin will stay with the Los Angeles Clippers for two more seasons after the Clippers exercised a contract option on Wednesday.The deal will keep the prized forward under contact through the 2012-13 ...

Hard luck Cavaliers land number one draft pick

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Cleveland Cavaliers finally caught a break after a nightmare 2010-2011 season when they were awarded the number one pick in next month's NBA draft on Tuesday.In the lottery to decide the order of selection of new talent ...

Griffin, Wall lead NBA All-Rookie squad

NBA Rookie of the Year Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers and top overall 2010 NBA Draft pick John Wall of Washington were among those named Wednesday to the NBA All-Rookie Team.Griffin was the only unanimous selection to the squad in ...
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