Bogdan Bogdanović (illness) has been downgraded to QUESTIONABLE for tonight’s game.
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Bogdan Bogdanović (illness) has been downgraded to QUESTIONABLE for tonight’s game.
The loss by the Phoenix Suns (35-27) tonight pulls the LA Clippers (30-31) with four games in the loss column for the 7-seed. They split their season series, 1-1. Next tiebreaker is division record. Suns are 10-6 with 1 game remaining, Clippers are 8-5 with 3 games remaining.
I would not expect to see him until next All-Star break, if even at all. This will take a while.
Cannot put into words just how fantastic of a person Yanic Konan Niederhäuser is and how crushing this injury is. One of my favorite times this season was profiling him and his journey to the NBA. The 22-year-old has already overcome a lot of adversity: justinrusso.substack.com/p/konan-the-...
LA Clippers officially announced that center Yanic Konan Niederhäuser was diagnosed with a Lisfranc injury in his right foot. He will require surgery and be out for the remainder of the season.
Well, that win by an undermanned Golden State squad tonight in Houston could be a killer for the Clippers when we look back in about five weeks or so. Both this one and that win against Denver that they had. Would have been tied in the loss column if the Warriors lost tonight.
Of all months to do this?!
LA CLIPPERS INJURY REPORT - 3/6 at SPURS
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Bradley Beal - Left Hip Fracture
John Collins - Neck Strain
Darius Garland - Left Toe Injury Management
Yanic Konan Niederhäuser- Right Foot Injury
Adam Wharton is playing some sublime passes.
Tottenham might rescue a point, or possibly still even three, out of this match, but there's no club more deserving to get relegated this season than this Spurs squad. They are truly atrocious in every aspect. From the top down. Wolves deserve to stay up instead of them.
🚨NEW: The LA Clippers’ Wednesday night win at Intuit Dome was as emotional as can be. Ivica Zubac got his welcome back, Darius Garland made his home debut, Bennedict Mathurin and Isaiah Jackson played their former team. But there was an unfortunate injury. 🔗 justinrusso.substack.com/p/clippers-h...
🚨NEW: The LA Clippers’ Wednesday night win at Intuit Dome was as emotional as can be. Ivica Zubac got his welcome back, Darius Garland made his home debut, Bennedict Mathurin and Isaiah Jackson played their former team. But there was an unfortunate injury. 🔗 justinrusso.substack.com/p/clippers-h...
Tyronn Lue, on the ovation from the Clippers fans after the tribute video for Ivica Zubac in his return to Intuit Dome: "I'm glad the fans showed their appreciation ... because he deserves it."
Yanic Konan Niederhäuser "suffered a right foot injury." He will not make the trip. The Clippers say he will undergo further evaluation tomorrow.
After Ivica Zubac was done catching up with former Clippers players following the game, he and Steve Ballmer had a nice embrace and talk.
Final: Clippers 130, Pacers 107. Ivica Zubac got a resounding ovation in his return to Intuit Dome, Kawhi Leonard and company were fantastic, and the Clippers moved to 30-31. The unfortunate injury to Yanic Konan Niederhäuser was the lone blemish on an otherwise perfect night.
Norchad Omier has his first NBA points!
Have Micah Potter and Isaiah Hartenstein ever been seen in the same place before?
Darius Garland checks out of his Intuit Dome debut with 12 points, 8 assists, and 4 rebounds in 24 minutes. Garland was 5-for-10 from the field and 2-for-4 from deep. The guard was a +20.
Let #PickWatch begin, courtesy of the Clippers’ broadcast.
End Q3: Clippers 102, Pacers 77. Clippers outscored Indiana 37-18 in the final 10 minutes of the third. Kawhi Leonard has 29 points, Brook Lopez with 17, and Bennedict Mathurin's added 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists off the bench.
Pacers trimmed the Clippers' lead down to 6 and had the ball. But an 18-3 Clippers run has stretched this one out to an 83-62 Clippers lead. Kawhi Leonard has 29 points and 8 rebounds, Brook Lopez has added 17 points.
Clippers have dealt with more than their fair share of seriously injuries to very promising rookies. Them dealing with another one, especially considering the ascent that Yanic Konan Niederhäuser was experiencing, is just tough. Hard to not to feel for the young Swiss big man.
Halftime: Clippers 63, Pacers 51. Kawhi Leonard has 20 points. Clippers shot 54%.
Yanic Konan Niederhäuser (right foot) is OUT for the rest of tonight's game.
Kawhi Leonard has his 39th consecutive 20-point game. The LA Clippers single-season franchise record is 44 games by Bob McAdoo. Over the previous 38 games, Leonard has averaged 28.8 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.9 steals on 50-38-89 shooting (62.1 TS%).
Yanic Konan Niederhäuser is down on the floor and grabbing at his right ankle and foot area. This looks bad. Niederhäuser is going to the locker room with assistance. You don't want to speculate, but the way his foot looked on the replay was not good.
The baseline referee made a bad out of bounds call, giving the ball to the Indiana Pacers, but almost immediately, Andrew Nembhard tapped his chest and signaled that it actually went out on him last. Don't see that too often.
End Q1: Clippers 42, Pacers 25. Clippers shot 64%, had 30 points in the paint, and were led by Kawhi Leonard's 12 points. Darius Garland has 4 points and 2 assists. Bennedict Mathurin with 6 points and 3 rebounds. Ten Clippers have played, seven have scored.
Darius Garland has his first Intuit Dome basket as a member of the LA Clippers.
