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Del Negro to Be Named Clippers Coach

Vinny Del Negro will be named the next coach of the Clippers, according to two sources close to the process. The agreement, which was first reported by FanHouse, is in principle and has yet to be finalized. The former Chicago coach won the job over former Minnesota coach and current Dallas assistant Dwane Casey, with...

Clippers' Kim Hughes Just Keeps Hanging Around

Kim Hughes already apparently has been fired by the Clippers before being brought back. And now his contract will expire at midnight Wednesday. But do you think Hughes will be showing at the Clippers offices on Thursday? Of course, he will. "I'll be there,'' Hughes said in an interview Wednesday with FanHouse, joking...

Clippers Should Go With Experience, Choose Casey Over Del Negro

In the summer of 2008, Vinny Del Negro was speaking to coaches both old and new at the annual Larry Brown/John Calipari coaching clinic in Memphis, Tenn. He was discussing his new post as the head coach of the Chicago Bulls, outlining how he went from former player to radio man to a brief stint in Phoenix's front office...

Kim Hughes in Good Spirits Despite Clippers' Firing

Shortly after 7 a.m. Thursday in Los Angeles, after interim coach Kim Hughes had been fired by the Clippers, team president Andy Roeser seemed surprised by Hughes' reaction. "You're not upset?'' Hughes said of what Roeser asked him. "No,'' was Hughes' response. "I appreciate that you guys gave me the opportunity of a...

Few Certainties for Clippers Beyond Blake Griffin's Return

LOS ANGELES -- One would think Blake Griffin was tired of being blindsided. The Clippers rookie didn't see the stress fracture in his left knee coming, back when he was sidelined just one day before his much-anticipated pro debut. The top overall pick out of Oklahoma was caught off guard once again on Jan. 13, when he...