LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA – JULY 30: Danny Green #14 of the Los Angeles Lakers (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) Aaron Rodgers gives concerning quote about Packers after loss to Vikings by Mark Powell Danny Green had some harsh words for the Los Angeles Clippers While he was a frequent target for the ire of
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This year’s NBA coaching spree centered largely around superstar players. Here’s who will benefit most from all the turnover. Eight NBA teams had coaching openings this offseason, many of them among the best in the league. Despite looming questions about the 2020-21 season, many franchises proceeded with coaching changes and many spent big to nab
When Doc Rivers was first hired by the Los Angeles Clippers in 2013, the expectation was that he would be the one to guide the franchise into respectability. A laughingstock of the NBA for pretty much their entire existence, marred by bad coaching, bad management and bad ownership, Rivers was supposed to help change all
In this week’s NBA Power Rankings, we look at which teams have the assets, intrigue and impetus to rule this offseason. Our new look NBA Power Rankings are back, a non-traditional structure for a non-traditional era of professional basketball. The world is no longer just about wins and losses and teams are no longer the
It doesn’t sound possible, but did you know that the crazy NBA summer of 2019 was, in fact, over a year ago? Wildly, in any normal, non-pandemic season, it all would have been over three months ago and, usually, media days would be right around the corner, but not this time. The 2019-20 NBA season
The Denver Nuggets stunned the LA Clippers in Game 7, advancing to the Western Conference Finals. For the second time in the 2020 NBA Playoffs, the Denver Nuggets overcame a 3-1 deficit to win the series. In the process, not only did they become the first team in NBA history to do so, but they advanced
Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum ripped the Clippers. The Los Angeles Clippers authored one of the greatest choke jobs in the history of basketball, blowing a 3-1 lead to Jamal Murray, Nikola Jokic, and the Denver Nuggets despite holding a double-digit lead in each of the last three games. While every Western Conference rival sitting
Luka Doncic carried the Dallas Mavericks to an eye-opening win over the LA Clippers in Game 4. The LA Clippers led by as many as 21 points in Game 4 on Sunday, but even that massive lead wasn’t enough to stop Luka Doncic. Thanks to the second-year superstar’s efforts and game-winning 3-pointer over Reggie Jackson
The LA Clippers took a commanding 3-1 lead over the Denver Nuggets in Game 4. The Denver Nuggets have proved to be a tougher test for the LA Clippers than previously expected, but Doc Rivers’ team looks up to the challenge in this second-round NBA playoff series. In a dominant Game 4 win where LA
The LA Clippers outlasted the Denver Nuggets in Game 3. After a total rout in Game 1, the LA Clippers felt like heavy favorites to quickly advance past the Denver Nuggets in their second-round playoff series. The Nuggets evened the score with a surprising Game 2 victory and proved again in Game 3 this won’t
Marcus Morris ejected for hard foul on Luka Doncic (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Brewers willing to trade Josh Hader with Dodgers as potential suitor by Mark Powell Cody Bellinger, Dodgers set new home run record (Video) by Amy Kaplan Marcus Morris and Luka Doncic are at the center of attention yet again Sure,
The Denver Nuggets forward said an ominous report from the Clippers medical staff caused the L.A. franchise to pass on him in the 2018 NBA Draft. The Nuggets caught a break in the 2018 NBA Draft when Michael Porter Jr. fell to the end of the lottery, allowing Denver to scoop him up at no.
Inside the NBA’s Charles Barkley guaranteed that the Clippers will sweep the Nuggets in the second round, which means it won’t happen. NBA legend and analyst Charles Barkley just made the most recent installment in a long line of guarantees which haven’t quite panned out. After previously “guaranteeing,” per The Spun, that the Portland Trail
Marcus Morris ejected for hard foul on Luka Doncic (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Could Earl Thomas go to Chargers in wake of Derwin James injury? by John Buhler Luka Doncic was fed up with Marcus Morris following another hard foul. The Dallas Mavericks have a legitimate superstar in Luka Doncic. He scored 38
Tyronn Lue is heading to the Philadelphia 76ers. The Philadelphia 76ers needed to shake things up this offseason, and they started that process by parting ways with head coach Brett Brown after an embarrassing playoff exit. Wasting little time to name his replacement, Philly is all set to bring former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn
Jamal Crawford wants to play his 21st NBA season in 2020. When the Brooklyn Nets inked Jamal Crawford to bolster their roster following several big names either being ruled out of the rest of the season due to injury or a positive COVID-19 test, the basketball world rejoiced, as Crawford remains one of the better
The LA Clippers closed out a tough series against the Dallas Mavericks in Game 6 to win the series. The Dallas Mavericks made this a better first-round playoff series than anticipated, but were ultimately outmatched by the LA Clippers. Despite the Clippers losing Marcus Morris early in this Game 6 clincher, the loss of Kristaps
The Lakers and Clippers have voted to boycott the rest of the NBA season. Wednesday was a busy and heavy day for the NBA, as players on five different teams decided to sit out their respective playoff games in protest of the Jacob Blake shooting and widespread police brutality against Black people in America. Later
LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers. (Photo by Ashley Landis-Pool/Getty Images) Zack Greinke can’t drive 55, but he can throw 54 (Video) by John Buhler LeBron James went all Mike Breen on us celebrating Luka Doncic’s game-winner. LeBron James could not be more excited about Luka Doncic‘s game-winning 3-pointer. From somewhere inside of the NBA bubble,
Doc Rivers appeared on The Boardroom podcast and did not mince words on the state of the Clippers when he arrived. When Doc Rivers was hired by the Los Angeles Clippers in 2013, the team was owned by Donald Sterling and plagued by its decades-long status as a punch-line — particularly compared to its Staples
Do you know what was so much fun about the games we saw leading up to the Play-In Tournament? They had a playoff-like atmosphere to them. Anytime Portland, Memphis, Phoenix, or San Antonio tipped, you really felt their desperation in every second they played. The pressure grew on them with each passing game. If those
After five weeks filled with food critique, vlogs, basketball games, and zero (!!) Covid-19 positives, the NBA playoffs are about to begin. Seven out of eight series are locked in, with only the Lakers awaiting the winner of the Portland Trailblazers and Memphis Grizzlies play-in game(s). While all of the series will have their share
The Dallas Mavericks were able to defeat the Patrick Beverley-less LA Clippers behind Luka Doncic’s 28 points, tying the series in Game 2. Game 2 of the first-round NBA playoff matchup between the LA Clippers and Dallas Mavericks began much as the first one did — with one team opening up a massive lead early.
The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. The first four games of the 2020 NBA Playoffs gave us a bit of everything — epic scoring performances, a blowout, an overtime squeaker, controversial calls and the
After five weeks filled with food critique, vlogs, basketball games, and zero (!!) Covid-19 positives, the NBA playoffs are about to begin. Seven out of eight series are locked in, with only the Lakers awaiting the winner of the Portland Trailblazers and Memphis Grizzlies play-in game(s). While all of the series will have their share
No need for a long preamble. The first round of the NBA playoffs is finally here. Let’s break down the most interesting question that will define each series. Lakers vs. Blazers What happens when a stoppable force meets a movable object? The Lakers clinched the No. 1 seed in the West fairly early in the
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 07: Damian Lillard #0 of the Portland Trail Blazers defends against Patrick Beverley #21 of the Los Angeles Clippers during the second half of a game at Staples Center on November 07, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using
All of a sudden, we are almost at the end of Week Two inside the Bubble. We’ve actually had some pretty epic games, wouldn’t you say? We’ve also had some telling and high stakes games too. Now that our regular season is finally at its end, things are taking shape a little. Because of that,
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 19: Paul George #13 of the LA Clippers reacts to his three pointer during a 122-117 Houston Rockets win at Staples Center on December 19, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to
Free agency is always a fun time for the NBA and its fans, but particularly so in 2020. Most free agents have usually earned their next deal by the 65th game of any given season – but this year is far from typical. Instead, the NBA has returned, sans its eight worst teams, meaning that
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