Los Angeles Clippers News

Vinny Del Negro is out as coach of the Los Angeles Clippers after a season in which the team won its first division title but lost in the first round of the playoffs.

May 3, 2013; Memphis, TN, USA; Los Angeles Clippers head coach Vinny Del Negro reacts to a missed basket against the Memphis Grizzlies in game six of the first round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at FedEx Forum.

April 1, 2013; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Indiana Pacers power forward David West is defended by power forward Blake Griffin and point guard Chris Paul against the Los Angeles Clippers during the second half at Staples Center.

May 2, 2012; Orlando, FL, USA; Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy reacts after a turnover by his team during the fourth quarter of game three in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals of the 2012 NBA Playoffs at the Amway Center.

J.R. Smith has received an important endorsement to return to the Knicks next season, from longtime teammate Carmelo Anthony .

Feb 17, 2013; Houston, TX, USA; Eastern Conference guard Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers wrestles for the ball with Western Conference guard Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers in the fourth quarter of the 2013 NBA all star game at the Toyota Center.

They beat the Los Angeles Clippers. They sent the Oklahoma City Thunder home packing.

And like any other quality basketball prospect at the time, Elton Brand had a keen interest in the NBA Draft lottery.

May 1, 2013; New York, NY, USA; New York Knicks guard Raymond Felton drives on Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce during the third quarter of game five of the first round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at Madison Square Garden.

Kenyon Martin was unemployed when the Knicks reached out at the end of February.

Catch up on the latest news, rumors and predictions with HOOPSWORLD's Bill Ingram every Monday at 11:00 AM Eastern.

May 13, 2012; Memphis, TN, USA; Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul and Memphis Grizzlies head coach Lionel Hollins share a laugh during the second half of game seven in the Western Conference quarterfinals of the 2012 NBA Playoffs at FedEx Forum.

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This was a profile Mark Remme of Timberwolves.com will publish later this month or next in a series of profiles of the blogs that cover the Wolves.

So Mark Cuban, Chris Paul and Tiger Woods walk into a bar ... It sounds like the beginning of a joke in need of a punchline.

Sam Hinkie's tenure in Houston was never about Sam Hinkie, he'll tell you. It was really about the system.

Chris Copeland, a training-camp long shot who spent part of the season lugging around a pink knapsack as part of rookie hazing, may turn into a very attractive piece on the free-agent market.

Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has scheduled to meet with head coach Vinny Del Negro over the weekend to discuss Del Negro's fate with the organization, a league source informed CSNNW.com. According to the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the situation, says the two will meet in Los Angeles and a ... (more)

PETALING JAYA: The Westports Malaysia Dragons won't have much time to dwell on Fridays' loss to the San Miguel Beermen as they travel to face Saigon Heat in Ho Chi Minh City today.

Even though, after finding Posting and Toasting this year and riding through this playoffs with you, I have the lowest regard for the basketball acumen of the denizens of this message board, I am going to post this here to have this completely valid and pretty widely held point of view stated out loud.