The Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard handles the ball against the Grizzlies’ Ja Morant. After scoring 12 points in 18 first-half minutes, Kawhi Leonard watched from the sideline after halftime, his warmup top never removed, as the Clippers staggered to a 108-94 defeat and 41-37 record. But no, I didn’t know personally.” Clippers Russell Westbrook scores season-high 36 points as Clippers beat …
For all of the training-camp discussion about whether the Clippers boasted the NBA’s deepest roster, it obscured what the team knew to be the season’s more basic truth. No matter how many switchable wings or shooters on the roster, the Clippers’ potential was tied to the capabilities of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, the franchise cornerstones around whom this season’s …
Clippers guard Terance Mann, left, shoots as Atlanta Hawks forward Onyeka Okongwu defends during the first half of a 112-108 loss Sunday. The result of the Clippers’ attempts to jump-start this roster into a new version of itself: a 112-108 loss to Atlanta for a Clippers team still stuck in neutral as it passes the NBA season’s midway point, still …
