Los Angeles is home to one of the most dynamic sports scenes in the world — and it’s brimming with anticipation as it prepares to showcase that energy on the global stage. Whether you’re a die-hard fan or want a fun night out with the family, there’s something for everyone. World Cup 26 Los Angeles … Read more
Snoop Dogg, of all people, might have produced the call of the NBA season Monday night. Appearing as a celebrity guest on NBC’s telecast of the Warriors-Clippers game in Inglewood, Calif., the “Drop It Like It’s Hot” rapper provided the perfect play-by-play of Steve Kerr’s epic fourth-quarter meltdown. While the Golden State coach was going … Read more
Chris Paul being sent home was an absolute bush league move by the Los Angeles Clippers, according to Stephen A. Smith. The ESPN host blasted the Clippers for their management of a future Hall of Famer, abruptly sent home in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, weeks after announcing this season would be his last … Read more
Mark Cuban lashed out at Pablo Torre after the two got into a heated debate regarding Torre’s reporting on the alleged Kawhi Leonard scandal. Torre alleged that owner Steve Ballmer and the Clippers circumvented the NBA’s salary cap rules by giving Leonard a $28 million no-show marketing deal with environmental start-up Aspiration. Cuban took to … Read more
Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and star Kawhi Leonard are alleged to have circumvented the salary cap in a $28 million no-show marketing agreement bombshell. A former employee in the financial department of the Ballmer-backed Aspiration — which has since gone bankrupt — told Pablo Torre for his “Pablo Torre Finds Out” podcast that employees were … Read more
The Miz is a heel wherever he goes. Even away from the squared circle, the former WWE champion is always looking to pick a fight — especially a verbal one — with someone else he deems worthy of being a foe. And his latest target is Los Angeles Clippers star James Harden. The Miz attends … Read more
Patrick Beverley has a bone to pick with Steve Ballmer. Speaking with co-host Adam Ferrone on their Barstool Sports “Pat Bev Pod,” Beverley claimed that Ballmer has not yet fulfilled a side deal the two agreed upon in 2019 when the guard signed a three-year contract with the team — for $10 million less than … Read more
In some ways, ESPN’s NBA Finals coverage has made more headlines than the games themselves. Take Wednesday’s awkward moment between Stephen A. Smith and Paul George, when the “First Take” personality made a dig at the Clippers star’s teammate, Kawhi Leonard, ahead of the Celtics’ 106-99 Game 3 win over the Mavericks. “Nobody on the … Read more
Austin Rivers fired right back. The ex-NBA player was called out by Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes in recent days. “I just don’t wanna be in no conversation when Austin Rivers’ name is involved,” Jackson said on the “Gojo and Golic” podcast. “Why is his name even involved? I don’t even want to answer a … Read more
Nothing like some good old-fashioned billboard drama to spice up the NBA playoffs. The controversy began before Game 5 of the Clippers-Mavericks first-round playoff series Wednesday night, when images surfaced of a billboard outside of Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles that read, “Dallas to Cancun.” Some speculated the giant promotion, in which the travel-based site … Read more
Russell Westbrook meant it when he said he would call out anyone shaming his name. The star Clippers guard got into a heated exchange with a Hornets fan, who allegedly heckled him courtside during Sunday’s game at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, according to video circulating on social media. “That’s my family name. Respect that,” … Read more
Long before her budding relationship with Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, there was Taylor Swift’s “rumored” romance with Lakers guard Austin Reaves. Months after an X user linked Swift, 33, to Reaves, 25, in a now-viral tweet from June, the mastermind behind the fabricated coupling is speaking out — and happens to be a Lakers … Read more
The Clippers knew the Taylor Swift banner was trouble when it walked in. In late 2020, eagle-eyed Los Angeles sports reporter Arash Markazi noticed a championship banner gifted to Swift by late Lakers legend Kobe Bryant had gone missing from the rafters at Crypto.com Arena (formerly the Staples Center), the home of the Lakers, Clippers … Read more
Stephen A. Smith has Kawhi Leonard at the top of his superstar rankings. In the worst type of way, however. Smith unloaded on Leonard after the Clippers announced that Leonard will miss the team’s Game 4 clash against the Suns in their first-round playoff series with a right knee sprain — his second straight game … Read more
Steve Ballmer is fired up about all the plumbing at the new Clippers arena. The Clippers are moving from the Crypto.com Arena to brand new digs near SoFi Stadium in 2024, and Ballmer, the former Microsoft leader who owns the franchise, did a barnstorming media appearance on Tuesday to hype everyone up about the relocation. … Read more