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Tweet of the Night: Chris Paul

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Oh yea and I'm sure he won't say anything about it but it was CRAZY to watch @ 2day at practice...Ask @ #Cookin'
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Tweet of the Night goes to Chris Paul, who was apparently mesmerized by the abilities of Jamal Crawford from watching him up close in practice. We can only imagine what Crawford did, but judging by Paul’s tweet, I’m going to guess that Trey Thompkins may have gotten a little taste of this: Paul already has the respect of Crawford as a fellow ball-handling wizard himself. The combination of these two flashy guards and the presence of Blake Griffin ought to

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Los Angeles Clippers Offseason Moves & Analysis

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UNDER CONTRACT: G Chris Paul, F Blake Griffin, C DeAndre Jordan, F Caron Butler, F Lamar Odom, G Jamal Crawford, G Chauncey Billups, F Grant Hill, G Eric Bledsoe, C Ryan Hollins, F-C Ronny Turiaf, F Matt Barnes, G Willie Green, G Travis Leslie, F Trey Thompkins DRAFT PICKS: None FREE AGENTS: F Kenyon Martin, F Bobby Simmons, F Ryan Gomes MOVES: For a team without a true GM, the Clippers did pretty well this offseason. Neil Olshey’s departure to Portland didn’t impact the team’s ability to

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Forbes: 12 NBA owners among 400 richest Americans (Prokhorov not included)

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Pity poor Paul Allen. He only came in at No. 20 on the Forbes list of the 400 Richest Americans. But at least he’ll have something to hold over the heads of the other owners when they convene next month for the Board of Governors meeting in New York (then again, Allen– worth 15 billion– may not attend. He usually sends someone in his place). The only owner who can flex muscles with him is Mikhail Prokhorov of the Brooklyn Nets, with $13.2

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European Championship Qualifying Update – Part III

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21. Dairis Bertans, Swingman, Latvia, (Spurs own NBA draft rights) This versatile wing has been a leader for Latvia offensively, as a scorer and distributor. Bertans is a strong shooter, and can contribute in many ways, but it is tough to find a niche right now that could make him contribute right away in the league, and his defense certainly isn’t up to Pop’s standards just yet. With his natural skill set and athleticism, Bertans has the chance to make the

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Chris Paul undergoes thumb surgery, out 8 weeks

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Chris Paul underwent surgery this morning to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb, the Los Angeles Clippers announced today, saying the injury occurred last month during Team USA training camp in Las Vegas, Nevada. The surgery was performed by Dr. Steven Shin, a hand specialist at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles. Paul is expected to be sidelined for approximately eight weeks, at which time he is projected to resume all basketball activities including full contact. Paul helped lead Team USA to the gold

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Heisler: L.A. Story: Meet the new boss, same as the old boss

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Having trumped up, er, written more intracity rivalry stories than I care to remember, there are three things I know. 1. They’re really no big deal. So what if the Clippers don’t like the Lakers, who don’t deign to notice the Clippers? The Clips don’t dislike the Lakes any more than the Suns or Warriors do, to say nothing of the Celtics. This isn’t high school. It’s not even USC-UCLA. This is the NBA, where only the Clips would remember if they swept the Lakers,

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NBA Free Agency: Who Still Needs What?

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With the opening of training camps in late September, there is now more offseason behind us rather than in front of us. With six weeks to go, many teams are looking to fill the final spot or two on their rosters. And as we pointed out last week, there is not much to choose from. Although there has been talk about some of these teams possibly adding another player, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Golden State, Indiana, the Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis, New York, Oklahoma City

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Future free agency: Who is the next Dwight Howard?

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Are you happy that the interminable saga surrounding Dwight Howard’s next destination is mercifully over? Yeah, us too. Most NBA observers – and we’re talking about everyone from Commissioner David Stern to billionaire owners to sleep-deprived GMs to fellow superstars to media members to fans to forum flamers – are mentally moving on from Howard now that he finally has been traded from the Orlando Magic to the Los Angeles Lakers. Yes, there is a faction of folks who feel there may be

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