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May 12, 2006 | Jerry Crowe, Times Staff Writer
You would at a Laker game, but you won't find valet parking for Clipper games at Staples Center. Nor will you find Denzel, Dustin or Dyan. And you won't find Jack. What you will find are "regular people, as opposed to corporations," said filmmaker Penny Marshall, the only celebrity who regularly attends both Laker and Clipper games. "I like the Clipper audience better."
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November 12, 2008 | BILL PLASCHKE
The Clippers wanted Hollywood, they've got Hollywood. Seven games into the season, they've got a flamboyant actor staring down a meticulous director in what eventually could become a battle for the big screen. Whose movie is it, anyway? Does it belong to Baron Davis, the leading man signed to a $65-million contract this summer in the Clippers' attempt to grab some leftover Lakers glitter? Or does it belong to Mike Dunleavy, the ruler-tapping boss who believes all that glitters is cold?
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February 13, 2009 | Lisa Dillman
The last line of questioning may have been the toughest for Elgin Baylor during his news conference Thursday morning at his attorney's office in Beverly Hills. What have you been doing since October, Elgin? Have you been watching Clippers games? Do you cheer for the team? Is it tough to cheer for the team? Baylor, 74, the NBA Hall of Famer and former Clippers executive, didn't answer and appeared more emotional than at any time during the session.
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October 27, 2009 | Lisa Dillman
Clippers' rookie power forward Blake Griffin, the No. 1 overall draft choice in June, has a stress fracture of the left patella, or kneecap, and could miss as much as six weeks of the season. The news, released late Monday, came on the eve of the team's NBA opener, and the blow was a significant one, meaning the Clippers will be starting the season minus the fresh new face of the franchise and might be without him in the lineup for the first 20 games of the season. Tests revealed the fracture and a second opinion later in the day backed up the results and conclusion of the first doctor.
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February 13, 2009 | BILL PLASCHKE
Only the Clippers, it seems, could be involved in a fight in which a fair outcome is unattainable, and a rooting interest is impossible. It's Elgin Baylor suing Donald Sterling, a fallen general manager charging the falling owner of being racist and cheap, allegations that apparently occurred to Baylor only after working there for more than two decades. One cannot pick sides, only emotions. Sadness comes to mind. How do you back an owner who is now fighting two lawsuits accusing him of racism?
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March 27, 2009 | Lisa Dillman
Where did it all go wrong? Of course, a qualifier is needed when it concerns the Clippers and their unique brand of bad luck, misfortune and self-inflicted damage rolled into one unsightly package. Where did it all go wrong this time?
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September 18, 2009 | Lisa Dillman
The idea of hiring John Lucas had been percolating in Mike Dunleavy's mind for quite a while, and finally it came time to put it out there. "It was one of those ideas," said Dunleavy, the Clippers' general manager and coach. "Hey, unless I ask him, I won't know." Dunleavy said Thursday morning that Lucas, a well-respected former NBA player and coach, was at the team's offices in Playa Vista and would be joining the Clippers coaching staff. Lucas has a long-standing relationship with Dunleavy, and many of the current Clippers have worked out with Lucas at his Houston base.
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June 30, 2009 | Baxter Holmes
Thirty minutes before the Clippers introduce their No. 1 overall draft pick, Blake Griffin is in workout garb. He trots to center court at the Clippers' training facility in Playa Vista, where second-year guard Mike Taylor is putting up shots, sweating like he's cutting grass in a Texas summer. Griffin leans his 6-foot-10 frame down to the 6-2 Taylor, smiles, and offers a towel. "Whatever you need, sir," Griffin says.
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December 14, 2006 | Jason Reid, Times Staff Writer
Finally completing a deal agreed to more than two months ago, Coach Mike Dunleavy signed a four-year contract extension Wednesday that elevated him among the highest-paid coaches in the NBA. The Clippers did not reveal financial terms during a news conference before a 105-86 loss to the Utah Jazz at Staples Center, but multiple team sources said Dunleavy would be paid about $5.6 million a season for the length of the deal. He has a salary of $2.
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January 22, 2009 | Lisa Dillman
One absent Marcus Camby meant two eye-opening words for the Lakers' Andrew Bynum. Career night. Or if you want to continue the political theme: Running unopposed. Bynum had 42 points and 15 rebounds in the Lakers' 108-97 victory over the Clippers on Wednesday night at Staples Center in front of a sellout crowd. Bynum's previous high was 28 points, and he eclipsed that mark early in the third quarter, pounding home a one-handed dunk. Speaking of pounding . . .