LOS ANGELES — Mook is back, and none too soon. The Clippers — 10-8 entering Friday’s day-after-Thanksgiving matinee against the 4-14 Detroit Pistons at Staples Center — have been short-handed all season. 837 more words
Clippers vs. Dallas. Luka vs. Mook. There’s a rematch within the rematch worth watching when the Clippers and Mavericks meet in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs for the second consecutive season. 996 more words
Not wanting to disrupt the staring unit’s early success, the 10th-year forward tells coach Tyronn Lue he’s willing to contribute as a reserve as long as it leads to winning
The NBA fined Clippers forward Marcus Morris Sr. $35,000 for “recklessly striking Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic” above the shoulders, according Kiki VanDeWeghe, the league’s executive vice president of basketball operations. In the NBA’s news release announcing the fine, the league stated that the amount of the fine – which was announced Wednesday, on Morris…
In the NBA’s news release announcing the fine, the league stated that the amount of the fine – which was announced Wednesday, on Morris Sr.’s 31st birthday – took into account the fact that Morris was disciplined on prior occasions for physical altercations on the court.
The incident that drew the fine came with 1:07 remaining in Game 6 of the Clippers’ Western Conference first-round playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks – a 111-97 closeout victory for L.A., which begins second-round action against the Denver Nuggets on Thursday.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. >> Lakers and Clippers eating together? In the bubble, it happens almost every morning. Makieff and Marcus Morris Sr. wouldn’t do it any other way. They stroll down to Three Bridges Bar and Grill and order bacon and eggs, or sometimes pancakes, every morning their schedules allow. They talk about their…