
Joey Linn
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LA Clippers beat writer for On SI. Biola University grad. Proverbs 16:3.
Joined July 2014
If this is true, and Kawhi’s bobblehead is the only one with Aspiration branding, I’m not sure why Clippers fans would think it’s a good thing for the optics. The team is claiming to have had zero knowledge of what Kawhi’s deal with Aspiration was. So if his team-produced
Interesting find here… Among all the bobbleheads produced by the Clippers, Kawhi Leonard’s is the only one whose packaging prominently features the word Aspiration. Could this be apart of the promo deal? (Discovered by @chuck_555)
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According to Zach Lowe yesterday (before the Ballmer interview), he received this text from a league executive: “Most people I’ve talked to think the Clippers need to explain this now. They have the job to prove their innocence at this point… It’s now on the Clippers and Kawhi
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Steve Ballmer was asked why Aspiration would pay Kawhi Leonard $7 million per year to do nothing. Ballmer: “I don’t know why they did what they did. And I don’t know how different it is… Any speculation would be crazy. These were guys who committed fraud. How would I be able to
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Some interesting things to breakdown in this statement from the Clippers. “There is nothing unusual or untoward about team sponsors doing endorsement deals with players on the same team.” As has been pointed out already today, this is true. Where this situation does become more
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Here are some more clips of Kawhi Leonard speaking Chinese during his Asia Tour. 🎥: Kuaishou
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Ty Lue on Bradley Beal: “He’s gonna draw two or three guys and he can make a pass, he can make a play. And then defensively, he’s always been good. But you gotta challenge him every night. If he’s on bad players, he’s not as good. But when he’s guarding a guy that can play, he’s
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“Last year we won 50 games, and I think we improved a lot. I think all the weaknesses we had from last year we improved.” Spoke with Ivica Zubac about the Clippers, his journey to NBA stardom, and how he’s passing that along to the next generation. https://t.co/OrUHCbN9nM
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LA Clippers star Ivica Zubac is looking forward to next season.
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Not only one of the best players in the game, YOU entertained the world. Thank you @blakegriffin23 ‼️‼️‼️
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A bunch of support around the NBA yesterday for Chris Paul’s reunion with the Clippers. I’m definitely missing some, but players who either commented, liked, or reposted content from yesterday: James Harden, Bradley Beal, Ivica Zubac, Deandre Jordan, Russell Westbrook, LeBron
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Chris Paul got emotional as Clippers fans continued chanting “CP3!”
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Chris Paul on Intuit Dome and Clippers history: “Myself, along with all the guys that came before. It’s a whole legacy of Clippers. Elton Brand. BD. Norm Nixon… Especially BG — Blake. Deandre. All the different guys…” Said he watched the first Intuit Dome preseason game and
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Chris Paul on potentially having No. 3 retired by the Clippers: “It would mean everything… This fanbase from day one, the way they took me and my family in… All my teammates. Blake, DJ, all the guys over the years. It’s been a lot of history here. Hopefully we can create
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Chris Paul on returning to the Clippers: “It was a no brainer.”
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Clippers fans are lined up outside Intuit Dome to see Chris Paul reintroduced. A lot of No. 3 jerseys.
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A look at Chris Paul with his new LA Clippers jersey. He made a surprise appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. 📸: Todd Owyoung/NBC
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Lawrence Frank mentioned having a “starting two-guard spot open” when the Clippers were pursuing Bradley Beal. Said Beal had a lot of options, but the Norman Powell trade helped create a clear opening for him. As expected, sounds like Beal is in line to start.
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