News about Kawhi Leonard
Kawhi Leonard completes 12-man Team USA basketball roster for 2024 Olympics as Clippers star joins LeBron James, Steph Curry and Co... but there's no room for Jalen Brunson
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April 17, 2024
On Monday, ESPN reported that the United States finalized 11 of the 12 roster spots . Less than 24 hours later, The Athletic reported that the LA Clippers star will complete the team, per sources. According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski : 'USA Basketball Managing Director Grant Hill met with most of the 12 invitees on the 2024 Olympic team over the past few days, and it wasn't until today that Team USA officials were able to firm up Kawhi Leonard's acceptance to join the roster for Paris.' Leonard will join fellow superstars LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, and Joel Embiid in spearheading the Stars and Stripes.
See coach Nick Nurse's b**ches' referees after the Sixers' tumultuous 108-107 loss to the Clippers, with coach Nick Nurse berating officials in the aftermath
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March 28, 2024
With Sixers coach Nick Nurse and guard Kelly Oubre Jr., a tumultuous conclusion to the Philadelphia 76ers-Los Angeles Clippers game culminated in some unpleasant scenes. Oubre rushed to the basket and drew strong attention from Kawhi Leonard in the dying seconds of the game, but a foul was not called because the ball'wedgied' itself (got stuck between the backboard and the rim) and officials called a jump ball. Before calling a timeout, the nurse was seen screaming at the officials over a lack of a foul. Referees had a jump ball at mid-court, meaning the Sixers won on the tip at the tip, which was out of time out.
Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and James Harden appear in new logos and uniforms as the team prepares to enter the $2 billion Intuit Dome next season
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February 27, 2024
The team unveiled its new logo and showcased the new threads worn by actors Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and James Harden on Monday. Due to the construction of their new facility in Inglewood, California, the team was able to unveil their new branding in the middle of the season. The logo has progressed to the point where it will be included inside the building by next season. With an oncoming Clipper ship carrying points in both directions, the latest crest features a compass rose. The Clips updated some classics and brought back nostalgic looks from yesteryear.
Clippers coach Ty Lue is fined $35k for claiming refs were 'cheating' after he was ejected in comeback win over the Warriors: 'That's all they be doing'
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February 16, 2024
The NBA said in a tweet on Friday that Lue had been fined for 'public criticism of the officiating and questioning the game officials' authenticity.' Following Lue's victory by 130-125, Lue was caught yelling his emotions. His annoyances came from being ejected with two technical fouls early in the fourth quarter as the Clippers trailed the Warriors. Following a brief scuffle between both teams, Lue was dismissed. 'Where the refs at now? Lue yelled to his players and workers outside the locker room,'Cheating.' 'They're all doing.'
LeBron James' advice on 'cementing' his celebrity is shared... As a France star warns that players will be forced to safeguard players by adopting NBA's 'load management.'
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January 17, 2024
Kylian Mbappe, a soccer player, has revealed that LeBron James gave him tips on how to 'cement' his fame by helping young people off the field. Last week, Mbappe, a self-confessed NBA fan, sat courtside at the International Games in Paris. Mbappe relishing the opportunity to choose the brains of the four-time NBA champions, with the Paris Saint-Germain superstar also working with James on Nike's behalf.
Kawhi Leonard, the Los Angeles Clippers' three-year contract, has been locked in LA until next season's transfer to Intuit Dome
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January 11, 2024
Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers' All-Star forward, has been given a three-year, $152.4 million contract, and will remain in Los Angeles through the 2026-27 season. The extension was first announced by The Athletic on Wednesday afternoon. Leonard signed a four-year, $176 million contract to remain in the City of Angels in 2021, which included a $48.7 million player option for the 2024-25 season. Leonard, on the other hand, opted to sign a new long-term deal.
After smashing four straight three-pointers and season-high 35 points in victory over the Pacers, James Harden: Clippers star pulls out SNOW ANGELS on court
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December 19, 2023
With a 151-127 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night in Indianapolis, James Harden scored a season-high 35 points and gave out nine assists to help the Los Angeles Clippers snap their winning streak to eight games. Harden shot 12 of 16 from the ground, including 8 of 11 from 3-point range. Kawhi Leonard scored 28 points, Paul George had 27 points, Ivica Zubac had 18 points, 16 rebounds, and three blocks, and Norman Powell led the Clippers to 19 points, the first in a row since Dec. 25, 2015.
During a pre-game introduction, Victor Wembanyama's massive hands left fellow rookie Jalen Pickett speechless: The Spurs guard claims that his'middle finger appeared up to' his forearm.'
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November 27, 2023
Victor Wembanyama's hands weren't recorded at the 2023 NBA Draft combine, but it's safe to say the 7-foot-4 San Antonio Spurs star has some really large mitts on him. Take it from Denver Nuggets guard Jalen Pickett, who had some of the combine's youngest hands: 7.5 inches wide and 8.5 inches long. Following the introduction, the two shook hands before the Spurs-Nuggets match in Denver on Sunday, where the 6-foot-2 Pickett was left awesome. 'We shook hands,' the mic'd up Pickett told a coworker ahead of the visiting Spurs' 132-120 win on Sunday. Pickett continued, pointing to the spot where his wrist meets his forearm. I'm not going to lie,' Pickett continued.
Gregg Popovich repeats his decision to grab a microphone and slam his own supporters for booing Kawhi Leonard, saying Spurs fans are "great" and "spirited" as he takes action after calls get 'uglier.'
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November 25, 2023
Kawhi Leonard's fans were booing and "mean-spirited," Gregg Popovich said, and the Spurs coach had no regrets in front of the microphone and encouraging the home crowd to ban it off. 'Absolutely not,' Popovich said Friday night, before the Spurs took on the Warriors. 'It's really straightforward to understand.' I listened to it for a while, but it got louder and louder, uglier, and uglier, and uglier, so I felt sorry for him and our city, and we were ashamed for our institution. We're not who we are, but that hasn't been how we've carried out for the past 25 years.' It's the opposite of the way we've carried ourselves and the way we've served in the community.'
When asked to explain his bizarre attempt to discourage Spurs fans from screaming out "Kelly," Gregg Popovich screams: "Anybody who knows anything about sports knows you don't poke the bear."
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November 23, 2023
When a tumultuous Gregg Popovich chastised Spurs fans for booing Kawhi Leonard, his rage rage erupted postgame when he was questioned by reporters. Popovich went to great lengths on Wednesday night to shield his former star from the crowd, as he grabbed the arena microphone and begged Spurs fans to avoid booing him. When fans at the Frost Bank Center began mocking him, Leonard, who began his career in San Antonio and won the 2014 Finals MVP with the team, was shooting free throws in the second quarter.
Gregg Popovich grabs the arena mic mid-game to plead with Spurs fans to 'stop booing' Kawhi Leonard with ex-San Antonio star at the free throw line for the Clippers in surreal moment
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November 23, 2023
On Wednesday night, Gregg Popovich went to great lengths to shield his ex-player Kawhi Leonard, as he grabbed the arena microphone and begged Spurs fans to refrain from booing him. When fans at the Frost Bank Center started mocking Leonard, who began his career in San Antonio and was named MVP of the team in 2014, he was shooting free throws in the second quarter. Popovich took the initiative on himself.
Russell Westbrook requests to come off the Clippers bench to help 'establish continuity' among their starters with team spiraling after trading for James Harden
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November 17, 2023
Russell Westbrook has apparently volunteered to come off the bench after the Clippers' 3-7 win. James Harden was traded by the Clippers on October 31, and the Clippers' starting lineup of him, Westbrook, Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and Ivica Zubac have all lost in a row. According to Bleacher Report's Chris Haynes, Westbrook approached the coaching staff with the intention of coming off the bench to help the first unit 'establish continuity' starting Friday.'
After forcing the trade out of Philadelphia, James Harden will make his Clippers debut against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden
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November 6, 2023
For the Clippers' sixth game of the season, the ten-time All-Star said he'definitely' wants to suit up at Madison Square Garden. Harden was moved to his frightful destination on October 31 following a turbulent offseason that culminated in his fiery departure from Philly. Harden has since been on film and competed in 5-on-5 workouts with his new teammates. As the Clippers' quest for their first franchise championship continues, Harden joins Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and former teammate Russell Westbrook under head coach Tyronn Lue.
If James Harden's future with the Clippers fails, he could be 'out of the league next year,' according to the former NBA commissioner: "The overwhelming majority of teams do not want him at any price."
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November 5, 2023
After months of yelling and pulling with the Philadelphia 76ers, James Harden finally got his wish fulfilled, but it may be his last chance in the NBA, according to a former general manager. Harden was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers on October 31, combining him with Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and former teammate Russell Westbrook. But former Suns general manager Ryan McDonough says that the lack of interest in Harden in the trade market makes his time in LA a make-or-break for his future.
Welcome to the NBA! Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs are blown out in France's first road game, as Kawhi Leonard and Paul George star in the LA Clippers' 123-83 victory
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October 30, 2023
Wembanyama, 19, was held to 11 points, five rebounds, two assists, and one block. At Crpyto.com Arena, he made five of the Spurs' season-worst 25 turnovers. Overall, the Spurs are now 1-2. After scoring 15 points in his NBA debut against Dallas last week, Wembanyama was a letdown on Sunday night. In overtime victory over Houston, he led by 21 points. On Sunday night, Kawhi Leonard scored 21 points, while Paul George added 19 to finish as the Clippers' top scorers against the Spurs.
Lil Wayne, Kawhi Leonard and Offset make the trip to Colorado as the stars come out to watch Deion Sanders' team take on Colorado State in grudge match
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September 17, 2023
The match between Colorado and Colorado State on Saturday night was evidently a hot ticket, as a bevy of actors arrived to watch Deion Sanders' team. Lil Wayne, who had a jersey on the day, performed the Buffaloes' walk-out song prior to the game. He wore the same No. 5 at the time. Sanders had a 17 'Tunechi' jersey that Sanders had gifted him.
Cameron Brink has been named as the first female basketball player on the big money NIL contract, according to the College All Stars' Jamal Murray and Kawhi Leonard
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August 15, 2023
Cameron Brink, the Stanford basketball legend, has written on an NIL contract with New Balance, becoming the first female player to sign with the sportswear behemoth. So far with Stanford, Brink has had an impressive college career, winning four straight All-American awards and two Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year awards. The 21-year-old, who averaged 15.1 points per game last season, also won the 2023 FIBA 33 World Cup and was a 2021 NCAA champion.
What other bizarre training techniques have athletes used after tennis player Iga Swiatek baffled viewers by using TAPE for her mouth?
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August 13, 2023
It's no surprise that some athetes may occasionally choose outside-the-box strategies to distinguish themselves from the pack in a fiercely competitive environment. Some of them are more straightforward to comprehend than others, while others are completely bewildering, participants, and pundits alike. Iga Swiatek has risen eyebrows in recent days by wearing tape over her mouth when preparing for the Canadian Open. That's right, the tennis star was preparing for the tournament by depriving herself of half of her breathing apparatus.
Wizards parent company 'agrees to name Clippers GM Michael Winger president'
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May 25, 2023
According to ESPN, Los Angeles Clippers general manager Michael Winger has agreed to serve as president of Monumental Basketball, the parent company of the NBA's Wizards, WNBA's Mystics, and G-League's Go-Go. Since 2017, Winger's right-hand man since 2017, when the team acquired superstars like Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, but not able to advance beyond the conference finals. Kristaps Porzingis and Kyle Kuzma were inheriting a 35-47 team from Washington, where they could be without two of the team's top players this summer.
Kawhi Leonard's sister sentenced to life for murdering elderly woman
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April 23, 2023
On Friday, Leonard's older sister, Kimesha Williams, 39, and Candace Townsell were sentenced to the murder of Afaf Assad, an 84-year-old woman from Long Beach.
After a 2019 shooting at a California casino, Kawhi Leonard's sister was sentenced to life in jail
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April 22, 2023
Kawhi Leonard's sister was sentenced to life in jail for the murder of an elderly woman who was discovered with a cracked skull on the bathroom floor at Pechanga Resort Casino in California in 2019. According to The Press-Enterprise, Leonard's older sister, Kimesha Williams, 39, and Candace Townsell, 42, were sentenced to death for the murder of Afaf Assad, an 84-year-old woman from Long Beach. Following a month-long trial, both women were found guilty of first-degree murder, robbery, and elder abuse in February.
NBA Playoffs: Suns push series lead over Clippers to 3-1 with 112-100 win as Chris Paul overwhelms
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April 22, 2023
Chris Paul, a former Clipper, was back in Los Angeles on Saturday to play as the franchise's new sufferer with 19 points, nine assists, three steals, and three blocks in an 112-100 Game 3 victory for the Phoenix Suns, who pushed their series lead to 3-1. Paul George and Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers' top-paid actors, were without a single one of them, who both ended up losing right knee sprains. Leonard has a chance to return to the second round of the league, but George's season could be over if Los Angeles does not advance to the second round.
Kawhi Leonard of the Clippers is out for Game 4 against the Suns due to a right knee injury
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April 22, 2023
Leonard has a right knee sprain, the same injury that has sidelined teammate Paul George since March 21. With Game 4 in Los Angeles on Saturday, the Suns lead the best-of-seven series 2-1. Norman Powell scored 42 points and Russell Westbrook added 30 points and 12 assists in a five-point loss on Thursday night with Leonard watching from the bench.
As the actor is sidelined again, Kawhi Leonard is regarded as one of the worst celebrities' ever
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April 21, 2023
Kawhi Leonard has been dubbed 'one of the worst players' in NBA history,' and Stephen A. Smith has described it as a "disgrace" that the Clippers must rely on him after the forward missed Game 3 of LA's series vs. the Suns due to a knee injury. Leonard is unquestionably the best two-way force in the league, and he helped the Raptors win the championship in 2019, but his career has increasingly been defined by 'load management' in recent seasons. Leonard has struggled to make 60 regular season games in any season since helping Toronto beat Golden State in the Finals, and he missed the entirety of last season.