Some Clippers home openers have featured as much sizzle as lettuce.
But even with Chauncey Billups sidelined with a strained groin, a buzz and star power filled Staples Center
on Friday night. That's what happens when a woebegone franchise turns
into "Lob City" after high-profile offseason acqui…
Derrick Rose says blame for the NBA's current labor impasse rests squarely with team owners, not players.
"It's very sad, but everybody knows it's not our fault," the Chicago Bulls point guard and reigning NBA most valuable player said Saturday. "If it was up to us we'd be out there playing. I th…