Despite not having the services of Nikola Jokic on the second night of a back-to-back, with the reigning MVP missing time due to illness, the Denver Nuggets defended their home floor with conviction against the Los Angeles Clippers,

Less than eight minutes into the first quarter Westbrook found himself next to Clippers center Ivica Zubac on lane while DeAndre Jordan lined up a free throw. Feeling energetic, the Nuggets veteran warned his much taller and larger opponent that he'd better box out.

Clippers are holding Kawhi Leonard out on front end of back-to-back tomorrow vs Celtics, and Ivica Zubac (eye) also is not ready to return. All of James Harden, Norman Powell, Kris

Los Angeles Clippers starting center Ivica Zubac will be out against the Chicago Bulls after sustaining an eye-injury in their previous game.

Zubac (eye) is out for Wednesday's game versus the Celtics, Joey Linn of SI.com reports. Zubac will miss his second straight contest Wednesday due to a left eye corneal abrasion. Mo Bamba will likely draw another start in his absence. Zubac's next chance to suit up is Thursday's matchup with Washington.

(AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac, left, pulls in a rebound as Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. defends in the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski ...

The Los Angeles Clippers continued an impressive record when center Ivica Zubac puts up a certain stat line. As star point guard James Harden hit a personal milestone, Ty Lue's team dominated the Los Angeles Lakers 116-102 in an impressive display on both ends.

Norman Powell scored 22 points, James Harden had a double-double, and the Clippers defeated the Lakers 116-102 in their first meeting at the Intuit Dome.

It was the first quarter at Ball Arena, and the Nuggets led the Clippers 19-13 after DeAndre Jordan ... Then he learned the call was directed instead at Clippers center Ivica Zubac, who had stepped in from the lower block too early. Jordan was given ...

Zubac (eye) won't play Monday against the Bulls, Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints.com reports. Zubac played through a back injury Sunday against the Lakers, finishing with 21 points (9-16 FG, 3-3 FT), 19 rebounds,

The Los Angeles Clippers continue their homestand against the number two seed in the Eastern Conference, the Boston Celtics. LA suffered a very embarrassing los

Only three other players are scoring as much and as efficiently on a per-minute basis as Powell: Jokić, SGA and Karl-Anthony Towns. They’re all All-Stars. In the mirror dimension, at least, he is, too.