<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-clippers/nba-rumors-clippers-stance-trading-ivica-zubac-kevin-durant-deal');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Clippers’ stance on trading Ivica Zubac in Kevin Durant deal');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Kevin-Durant-Ivica-Zubac.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Clippers’ stance on trading Ivica Zubac in Kevin Durant deal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-16T10:05:30-07:00">June 16th, 10:05am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-16T10:05:30-07:00">June 16th, 10:05am</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is a Senior Editor and College Sports Lead at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-rumors-certain-trade-scenarios-kevin-durant-rockets-partnership">Phoenix Suns are trying to get out of the Kevin Durant business</a> this offseason, and naturally there are plenty of teams that would like to get their hands on the former league MVP. The Los Angeles Clippers are one team that can benefit greatly from Durant’s skillset.</p><p>While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-rumors-heat-rockets-spurs-named-kevin-durant-preferred-trade-destinations">Durant has said that he wants to commit</a> to either the Miami Heat, Houston Rockets or San Antonio Spurs, the Suns still owe it to themselves to pursue the best possible return for him. The Clippers have valuable players and assets that could go back to Phoenix in a Durant trade, including starting center Ivica Zubac.</p><p>Unfortunately for the Suns, the Clippers <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/orlando-memphis-kevin-durant-and?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=166031248&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">aren’t going to want to let go</a> of their emerging big man, according to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line.</p><p>“We’ve been consistently told LA has no desire to part with Ivica Zubac … as much as Phoenix surely covets the consistently improving center,” Fischer wrote. “The Clippers, however, do hold two future first-round picks and some available swap rights to sweeten a potential Durant offer that would almost certainly require the inclusion of Norman Powell, Bogdan Bogdanovic and Derrick Jones Jr.”</p><p>The Clippers have plenty of good reasons for wanting to hold onto Zubac. He has developed from a role player into a two-way force, dominating games on the glass as well as on the defensive end. Offensively, he has great touch around the rim and has become a strong play-finisher around the basket, so he would be an immediate impact player on both ends of the floor.</p><p>Not putting Zubac in a trade will make it very difficult for the Clippers to pull off a Durant trade, but Los Angeles will feel that it is close to competing in the Western Conference either way.</p><p>Despite losing in seven games in the first round of the playoffs to the Denver Nuggets this season, the Clippers were playing some of the best basketball in the NBA during the back half of the season this year. If they can bring back a majority of that core into the 2025-26 season, Tyronn Lue and company will have confidence that they can beat just about anyone.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Clippers’ stance on trading Ivica Zubac in Kevin Durant deal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-clippers/nikola-jokic-rejects-clippers-ivica-zubac-with-insane-block');   ga('set', 'title', 'Nikola Jokic rejects Clippers’ Ivica Zubac with insane block');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/LA-Clippers-center-Ivica-Zubac-40-and-Denver-Nuggets-center-Nikola-Jokic-15.jpg"><figcaption>Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Nikola Jokic rejects Clippers’ Ivica Zubac with insane block</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-05-03T17:53:57-07:00">May 3rd, 5:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-05-03T17:59:21-07:00">May 3rd, 5:59pm</time><address><a>Zachary Howell</a>Zachary Howell is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints focusing on creating premier MLB content. He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Denver Nuggets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Clippers and Denver Nuggets are locked in a battle in Game 7 of their first round series. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-kawhi-leonard-james-harden-reveal-keys-to-must-win-game-7-vs-nuggets">Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers are trying to defeat Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets</a> for the right to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second round. Jokic isn’t holding anything back, locking down Ivica Zubac.</p><p>Jokic met Zubac at the rim, rejecting the Clippers center in one of his <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1918827017744564240" rel="noopener">best defensive plays</a> of the season.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Nikola Jokic block<br>Jamal Murray layup</p><p>The Nuggets are doing it ALL in the second quarter of Game 7 😤<a href="https://t.co/UdOSoSk1G0">pic.twitter.com/UdOSoSk1G0</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1918827017744564240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 4, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Nuggets center isn’t known for his defensive talents, but the reigning MVP made the highlight reel play. He and Denver entered halftime with an 11 point lead. However, Zubac and the Clippers have shown a tendency to come back in the series. They put forth a stellar effort in Game 6 to force the win or go home matchup.</p><p>Leonard, Zubac, and the Clippers rode a dominant second half of the season into the playoffs. Denver, on the other hand, heavily relied on Jokic to carry them to the postseason. The back and forth between each squad has made the series one of the most intense matchups of the first round in the 2025 NBA Playoffs.</p><p>Both teams have championship aspirations, but only one will advance to try to make them a reality.</p><p>The energy in Ball arena is palpable as both teams try to come out on top in the series’ final game. Regardless of which squad comes out on top, their series will be remembered for its star power. There are four MVP trophies between each team; two for Jokic and one apiece for James Harden and Russell Westbrook.</p><p>The winner of Game 7 is rewarded with a date against the Thunder in the second round. Oklahoma City is one of the best teams in the NBA behind presumptive MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. That being said, both the Nuggets and Clippers believe they have what it takes to advance.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nikola Jokic rejects Clippers’ Ivica Zubac with insane block

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/atlanta-hawks/hawks-news-dyson-daniels-beats-ivica-zubac-most-improved-player-award');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hawks’ Dyson Daniels beats Ivica Zubac for Most Improved Player award');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Dyson-Daniels-beats-Ivica-Zubac-for-Most-Improved-Player-award-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Hawks’ Dyson Daniels beats Ivica Zubac for Most Improved Player award</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-30T16:05:13-07:00">April 30th, 4:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-30T16:07:43-07:00">April 30th, 4:07pm</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Hawks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Atlanta Hawks guard Dyson Daniels has been named the recipient of the George Mikan Trophy as the <a href="https://x.com/NBAPR/status/1917716444537594118" rel="noopener">2024-25 Kia NBA Most Improved Player</a>, the league announced on Wednesday night.</p><p>As a result of receiving more votes than Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac and Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham, Daniels become only the second player in Hawks history to be named the league’s Most Improved Player. He joins Alan Henderson (1998-98) as the only other winner of the award in team history.</p><p>Daniels, 22, had a breakthrough season with the Hawks, averaging career highs in points (14.1), rebounds (5.9), assists (4.4), and steals (3.0). The Hawks guard also led the league in steals per game and total steals (229) this season. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the next closest player with 131 total steals.</p><p>Only 30 players in NBA history have ever recorded 220 or more steals in a single season, and Daniels is now one of them. He is the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/atlanta-hawks/hawks-news-dyson-daniels-becomes-youngest-nba-player-ever-to-reach-bonkers-milestone">youngest player in league history</a> (22) to record 200 or more steals in a season.</p><p>After being traded from the New Orleans Pelicans to the Hawks in the offseason deal that sent Dejounte Murray to the Pels, Daniels made a name for himself early on in Atlanta with his defensive instincts.</p><p>While he always had the potential to be a two-way threat at either guard position, Daniels was never given a chance to prove his worth in New Orleans. With the Hawks having a clear need for another next to Trae Young, the former eighth-overall pick instantly became a fan favorite in Atlanta due to his length and ability to push the ball in transition off turnovers.</p><p>As a result, he was nicknamed <i>The Great Barrier Thief. </i>Daniels was also in the running for the league’s Defensive Player of the Year award, which Cleveland Cavaliers big man Evan Mobley won. The Hawks guard finished second in the voting behind Mobley, receiving 25 of 100 first-place votes for Defensive Player of the Year.</p><p>Although a case could be made for several players around the league to win the 2024-25 Most Improved Player award, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/atlanta-hawks/hawks-news-quin-snyder-strong-dyson-daniels-message-most-improved">Daniels stuck out in this race</a> because he went from being a player on the end of New Orleans’ bench to starting for the Hawks and becoming one of the best defensive players in the league.</p><p>“I think if you just study not only the defense but the way he’s driving the ball, the way he’s shooting the ball,” Hawks head coach Quin Snyder said of Daniels this season. “Sometimes, you watch him, and he’s playing with the level of confidence that has developed over the course of the season. Usually, with those things, it’s a lot of players that are deserving, and I certainly feel like he’s one of them.”</p><p>Daniels received 44 of the 100 first-place votes for Most Improved Player. Zubac finished second with 23 first-place votes, followed by Cunningham in third with 15 first-place votes.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hawks’ Dyson Daniels beats Ivica Zubac for Most Improved Player award

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Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Are Norman Powell, Ivica Zubac playing tonight? Clippers vs. Kings injury report</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-11T06:00:56-07:00">April 11th, 6:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-11T07:08:41-07:00">April 11th, 7:08am</time><address><a>Erik Slater</a>Erik Slater is the credentialed Brooklyn Nets beat reporter for ClutchPoints. He's a graduate of Lehigh University and the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, as well as a Lehigh Football and Syracuse Football alum.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/clippers-vs-kings-prediction-odds-pick-spread-4-11-2025">Los Angeles Clippers will visit the Sacramento Kings</a> on Friday night at Golden 1 Center. Norman Powell and Ivica Zubac <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2025-04-11_07AM.pdf" rel="noopener">are questionable on the team’s injury report</a>. Powell is dealing with right shoulder soreness, while Zubac has a right ankle sprain.</p><p>Here’s everything we know about both players’ injuries and playing statuses vs. the Kings.</p><p><i><b>*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(Get Access | Save $30)</a>*</b></i></p><h2>Norman Powell, Ivica Zubac injury status vs. Kings</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Powell.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Powell missed Wednesday’s 134-117 win over the Houston Rockets due to his shoulder ailment. Zubac played 35 minutes during the victory, posting 20 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists on 9-of-13 shooting but appearing on the Clippers’ injury report afterward. Questionable tags indicate both players are managing injuries but will have a chance to suit up vs. the Kings.</p><p>Powell and Zubac have been two of the NBA’s top breakout players this season. The former has played a pivotal role in replacing Paul George’s offensive production, averaging 22.1 points per game on 49/42/81 shooting splits. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-norman-powell-nba-all-star-this-season-numbers-back-up">Powell is one of four players</a> averaging 20-plus points on that efficiency or better, alongside Kevin Durant, Karl-Anthony Towns and Zach LaVine.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/exclusive-ivica-zubac-reveals-harden-voice-fueling-award-worthy-season">Zubac has emerged as a two-way force</a> for Los Angeles. The 27-year-old has averaged career-highs across the board with 16.7 points, 12.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.1 blocks per game on 62.6 percent shooting. Zubac, Nikola Jokic and Domantas Sabonis are the NBA’s only players averaging over 16 points and 12 rebounds on 55 percent shooting or better.</p><p>Nicolas Batum will be sidelined for the Kings matchup due to a right groin strain.</p><p>Friday’s game will have significant playoff seeding ramifications. The Clippers hold the same record as the Denver Nuggets (48-32) but sit in fifth place due to a tiebreaker. Both teams are one game ahead of the Golden State Warriors, Memphis Grizzlies and Minnesota Timberwolves. If the season ended today, Los Angeles would face Denver in the 4-5 matchup ahead of a likely second-round meeting with the Oklahoma City Thunder.</p><p>Tyronn Lue’s squad has won 16 of its last 19 games, ranking first in offense, third in defense and first in net rating (14.1).</p><p>Meanwhile, the Kings are fighting to maintain home court in the 9-10 play-in game. They hold a one-game lead over the Dallas Mavericks entering Friday’s Clippers matchup. Sacramento has won three of its last four games following a 4-12 stretch.</p><p>Malik Monk (Left Calf; Strain) and Jake LaRavia (Left Thumb; Incomplete Scaphoid Fracture) will be sidelined vs. Los Angeles. Keegan Murray (Lower Back; Inflammation) is questionable.</p><p>So, regarding whether Norman Powell and Ivica Zubac are playing tonight vs. the Kings, the Clippers shouldn’t put either player out there if they are at risk for further injury. However, a win would go a long way toward solidifying their playoff seeding outside of the play-in tournament.</p><h2><b>Clippers injury report</b></h2><p>Nicolas Batum: Out – Injury/Illness – Right Groin; Strain</p><p>Amir Coffey: Out – Injury/Illness – Left Knee; Inflammation</p><p>Patty Mills: Out – Injury/Illness – N/a; Illness</p><p>Norman Powell: Questionable – Injury/Illness – Right Shoulder; Soreness</p><p>Ivica Zubac: Questionable – Injury/Illness – Right Ankle; Sprain</p><h2><b>Kings injury report</b></h2><p>Isaiah Crawford: Out – G League – Two-Way</p><p>Mason Jones: Out – G League – Two-Way</p><p>Jake LaRavia: Out – Injury/Illness – Left Thumb; Incomplete Scaphoid Fracture</p><p>Malik Monk: Out – Injury/Illness – Left Calf; Strain</p><p>Keegan Murray: Questionable – Injury/Illness – Lower Back; Inflammation</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Are Norman Powell, Ivica Zubac playing tonight? Clippers vs. Kings injury report

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From the Lob City era to the Kawhi Leonard-James Harden era, he brings you everything you need to know about the Clippers as well as coast-to-coast coverage of the NBA.In his free time, Tomer likes to play basketball, video games, and draw.You can follow his Twitter and Instagram for all Clippers content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac is having a career year, but you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/gaming/nba-2k25-april-player-ratings-kawhi-leonard-ja-morant-tyrese-haliburton">predicted this kind of season</a> for the Croatian big man.</p><p>Zubac has recorded three straight 20-point, 10-rebound games, including his first career triple-double in the Clippers’ win over the Houston Rockets on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/houston-rockets/rockets-news-alperen-sengun-fred-vanvleet-injury-updates-clippers-clinching-no-2-seed">Wednesday night</a>.</p><h2><b>Ivica Zubac reacts to first career triple double</b></h2><p>The Clippers defeated the Rockets on the second night of a back-to-back set on Wednesday, 134-117. James Harden scored a game-high 35 points to go along with 10 assists in the victory.</p><p>But it was the big performance by Ivica Zubac that had fans screaming, “ZUUU!” over the final few minutes of the game.</p><p>Zubac recorded 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists in 35 minutes of play in the win over the Rockets. It was the first career triple-double for the nine-year NBA veteran and also marked a new career-high with 10 assists.</p><p>“I wanted it,” Ivica Zubac admitted after the game. “Ty Lue wanted to sub me out and everyone was like, ‘no no no!’ and he asked me and I’m like, ‘I’ll stay.'”</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Ivica-Zubac-gives-away-a-signed-basketball-after-a-Clippers-win.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Zubac remained in the game with Derrick Jones Jr., Kobe Brown, Jordan Miller, and fellow Balkan Bogdan Bogdanovic. Out of a sideline out-of-bounds play, <a href="https://twitter.com/LAClippers/status/1910371384553070951" rel="noopener">Zubac and Bogdanovic connected</a> on a dribble-hand-off that saw Bogdanovic immediately pull up for three. After circling around a few times, the ball dropped through the net, giving Zubac his 10th assist of the night.</p><p>“I told Bogie I’ll get it to you and you’ve got to shoot it no matter what. And he did. Bogie is a big time shot maker. I told him he’s never paying at dinner again, but I’m glad he made that shot.</p><p>“I didn’t know if it was ever going to happen, but I always knew I was a solid passer and with teams doubling me now, it’s just playing out of delay action a lot, being involved in a lot of DHO’s, getting in the right angle, having guys like Norm, James, Kawhi, Bogie coming off those DHO’s shooting the ball, going downhill and making shots.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">sorry boss, we're gonna be busy watching Ivica Zubac get his first triple-double on repeat all day 🥹 <a href="https://t.co/dfaw631U28">pic.twitter.com/dfaw631U28</a></p><p>— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) <a href="https://twitter.com/LAClippers/status/1910371384553070951?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The triple-double in the teams’ final home game at Intuit Dome was a perfect cap to what’s been a career year for Ivica Zubac and, by many accounts, a surprisingly strong year for the Clippers.</p><p>“It felt great,” Zubac added. “I don’t know if its perfect, but it felt great. We’ve been great at home the whole year. The fans have been amazing, we’ve got a real home-court advantage, and it feels great in the last regular season game to finish with a big triple-double.”</p><p>Zubac has a double-double in 13 straight games, which is a new career-high for the Clippers center. He’s also recorded 57 double-doubles this season while playing a new career-high 78 games and 32.6 minutes per contest.</p><p>“I’ve said it numerous times,” James Harden said after the win. “Zu has been playing unbelievable. For him to get to his first career triple-double is unbelievable.”</p><p>The Clippers will now take on the Sacramento Kings on Friday night before playing against the Golden State Warriors in the final game of the 2024-25 NBA regular season.</p><p>With the Warriors falling to the San Antonio Spurs at the buzzer on Wednesday night, the Clippers control their destiny for a top seed in the Western Conference. There are numerous tiebreaker scenarios still left to watch unfold, but the Clippers are in prime position to finish top five or potentially even host a playoff series.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clippers’ Ivica Zubac reacts to first career triple double

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Got two @nba_topshot packs to open. Will be giving away one moment from each pack 👀 Anyone interested?

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PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
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