Los Angeles Clippers

another thing to that list: "death, taxes, and the Los Angeles Clippers not making it to the Western Conference Finals. For the sixth straight year, the Clippers -- with Chris Paul, Blake Griffin (albeit not present after yet another weird injury), and DeAndre Jordan -- have been bounced before the West Finals. For the third time in five years and the second straight year under head coach and President of Basketball Operations Doc Rivers, the Clippers have been bounced in the first round. Prior to

The Los Angeles Clippers have become must see television over the course of a few seasons. The team has been able to shake the irrelevant tag that it normally had when they were the joke of Los Angeles. From the well documented fall out of Donald Sterling, to the controversial acquisition of Chris Paul, the Clippers have arrived. Sure the Clippers gave up a 3-1 lead to the Houston Rockets to get bounced yet again in the second round, but the fact that they are even competing shows just how far they

of who is the best basketball team in the city. The Los Angeles Lakers or the Los Angeles Clippers. This whole rivalry started in 1984 when the Clippers moved to L.A. The Clippers originally played their games in the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, while the Lakers were winning championships in the Forum. In their first matchup the Lakers won 108-103, and with that a “crosstown rivalry was born” the Associated Press wrote. While the Clippers were rebuilding, the Lakers had put together a super-team

About two weeks ago, Donald Sterling, the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team, was found to be making racial comments to one of his mistresses about a picture she posted on a social media network called Instagram. Sterling also has a wife. In this picture was Sterling’s mistress, V. Stiviano, posing with a basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson at a Clippers game. Sterling found out about the picture by somebody calling him and informing him the Stiviano posted it, which infuriated

For this assignment I choose to attend a Los Angeles Clippers game even though I am a big Lakers fan; mainly because it better fit into my budget and the appeal of watching this young high flying team made it seem like it was going to be a good night. Going into the game it was being dubbed as the “battle of the double-doubles” as the Minnesota Timberwolves led by Kevin Love and his 28 straight double doubles took on Blake Griffin and his 26 straight double doubles. I had been to Staples Center

The short-handed Los Angeles Clippers will be trying overturn their bad lucks when they host the visiting Portland Trail Blazers for the Game 5 of their Western Conference First Round best-of-seven playoff series at the Staples Center on Wednesday evening. The series is currently tied at 2-all and with the Clippers two main man out of the series; the questions remain unanswered if the Steve Ballmer-owned basketball organization can cope up with the lost of All-Stars Chris Paul and Blake Griffin in

Tanking America spends more money on sports than any other country in the world. No other countries in the world have a bigger National Football Association (NFL), National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Baseball (MLB), or National Hockey League (NHL). Not to mention that we as a nation spend more on collegiate, and high school sports. Fans love when their respective team drafts a new superstar, or make a blockbuster trade to bring in talent. However on the down side in recent years

Today is my birthday and right when I came home from school, my Dad said, “Will, I bought tickets to the Warriors Vs. Clippers game and it’s 2nd to front row seats!‘Do you want to go?” I thought for a minute of just going to the Staples Center to see Steph Curry and Klay Thompson play. “Yes.” I finally said. So I put my backpack away, got my Jersey on and we headed to Los Angeles. On the way my Dad looked at his phone at a stop light and said that Beyonce and Jay-Z would be performing at the halftime

Social Responsibility is the idea that a company should embrace its social responsibilities and not be solely focused on maximizing profits. Social responsibility has a hidden connotation attached to it, which is awareness. When I hear the phrase “being socially responsible,” I think of the repercussions that come with not being socially responsible. According to ASQ.com, social responsibility is “The responsibility of an organization for the impacts of its decisions and activities on society and

describe former NBA star Lamar Odom's month: roller coaster. Since his October 13 collapse at the Love Ranch, a Nevada brothel, Odom's life has been a series of gains and set backs. For fans who have followed Lamar Odom through his time with the Los Angeles Clippers to his stint as a reality television star, it can be difficult to keep of with the avalanche of rumors that emerged after Odom's hospitalization. So exactly where does Lamar Odom's health and future stand? As previously reported by the Inquisitr