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Ime Udoka simultaneously roasted the Clippers and the Rockets while berating his team after their loss on Tuesday.
The Los Angeles Clippers may have a clear trade deadline target as the Washington Wizards weigh moving veteran scorer CJ McCollum.
The Los Angeles Clippers have had a rough season so far. Having a record of 8-21, things seemingly went from bad to worse with the unfortunate injury of Ivica Zubac. Zubac sustained a Grade 2 left ankle sprain during the Clippers’ 103-88 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. What’s even worse is that he’s expected to be out for at least three weeks.
The Clippers did receive the gift of abysmal Lakers shooting, as the Lakers missed 40 of 50 shot attempts outside the paint. The Lakers made a season-low 6 of 38 3-point attempts (15.8 percent).
The lost of their starting center for at least three weeks (sprained ankle) is just the latest injury-related adversity the team has been hit with this season, but Brook Lopez is ready to step in.
Kawhi Leonard scores a season-high 32 points and James Harden adds 21 as the struggling Clippers top their cold-shooting, short-handed rivals for their first home win since Halloween, 103-88.
The Clippers are desperate to make the NBA playoffs and a trade with the Wizards for CJ McCollum might be exactly what they need.