April 2018 Los Angeles Clippers Wiretap

Tobias Harris, Giannis Antetokounmpo Named NBA's Players Of The Week

Nov 26, 2018 4:25 PM

Tobias Harris and Giannis Antetokounmpo have been named the NBA's Players of the Week for Week 6.

Harris averaged 24.8 points and 8.8 rebounds per game as the Clippers went 3-1.

Antetokounmpo averaged 32.8 points, 14.0 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game as the Bucks went 3-1.

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Tags: Los Angeles Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA, NBA Award

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Blake Griffin Nearly Had 'Breakdown' After Injuring Toe In 2017 Playoffs

Nov 26, 2018 9:19 AM

When Blake Griffin injured his big toe during the 2017 Playoffs, he almost had "a breakdown."

“I remember just thinking that I had been doing everything I possibly could: diet, foam roll every night on your own, work with your own trainers, work with the team’s trainers, sleep in a hyperbaric chamber. I have an ice tub in my house. I have everything down to a science,” Griffin said. “And … this stuff still happens.”

Griffin spends more than six figures per year to have a personal trainer on call. Griffin's desire to get and stay healthy was fortified after his final playoff run with the Clippers.

“The real test for me was not getting discouraged through that,” he said. “I could easily have been, ‘[Expletive] it. I’m just going to stop caring as much, stop doing all those things that I do.’ But that’s not me as a person. So I just stuck to my routine that summer. And this summer. I put the time in and feel great.”

This past offseason, Griffin was finally focused on improvement instead of rehabbing an injury.

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Tags: Blake Griffin, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers, NBA

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Milos Teodosic Expects To Return To Europe By 19-20 Season

Nov 23, 2018 10:40 AM

Milos Teodosic is in his second season in the NBA with the Los Angeles Clippers and it sounds like he would prefer a return to Europe.

“I think I definitely won’t stay here because… I came, I saw how it looks and somehow… I enjoy more and it’s nicer for me to play in Europe. So, I will return to Europe for sure, will it be during this season or at the end, we’ll see,” Teodosic said in an interview with Glas Amerike.

Teodosic has seen his role reduced this season with the Clippers.

If Teodosic is bought out, he could return immediately to Europe and is expected to receive interest from several clubs.

Antonis Stroggylakis/EuroHoops

Tags: Milos Teodosic, Los Angeles Clippers, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor, International

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Jimmy Butler Deflects Question On Possible Los Angeles Future

Nov 6, 2018 4:03 PM

Jimmy Butler was asked about the possibility of playing for the Los Angeles Clippers following the Minnesota Timberwolves' 120-109 loss on Monday.

Butler reportedly had the Clippers on his list of preferred trade destinations. Both the Clippers and Lakers project to have enough cap space to sign Butler as a free agent.

"No, I'm in Minnesota for the time being," Butler said. "I'll enjoy the sunshine for a couple days, and then if we go back there, we go back there."

Butler said his situation isn't affecting him one way or the other as he continues to wait for a trade.

"I just hoop," Butler said. "I play basketball. I go out there, and I try to win home or away. I think that's my job. I'm not worried about nothing -- none of that. You [reporters] continue to ask those questions, but it's not going to change how I go about the game. It's not going to change how I interact with guys in this locker room. We'll be just fine."

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Tags: Jimmy Butler, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Trade Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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