Joseph Ibarra

The LA Clippers announced today that the team has signed Terance Mann to a multi-year contract extension. Per club policy, terms of the agreement were not announced.

“Terance personifies many of the qualities we value,” said Lawrence Frank, Clippers president of basketball operations. “He is a giving teammate and an unrelenting worker who improves himself and those around him every day. In only two seasons, we’ve watched him grow from a second-round pick to a key contributor on a playoff team. We want him to be a big part of our future, and we’re glad he wants the same. We’re thrilled for Terance and excited for what’s to come.”

Originally selected by the Clippers with the 48th overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, Mann set career highs in points (7.0), rebounds (3.6), assists (1.6) and FG% (50.9) last season. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Mann also appeared in 19 playoff games in 2021, averaging 7.6 points and 2.7 rebounds while shooting 51.9% from the field. In Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals, Mann became the first player in franchise history to score at least 20 points in a postseason quarter, finishing with 39 and sparking the Clippers to their first conference finals appearance. Over two seasons with the team, Mann owns career averages of 5.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 108 appearances.

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LA Clippers Sign Terance Mann To Contract Extension

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2021 Clippers Playoffs Schedule: Western Conference Finals

The LA Clippers announced that the team has signed Yogi Ferrell to a 10-day contract.

Ferrell, 27, appeared in two games for the Cleveland Cavaliers this season, averaging 9.5 points. 3.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals. The 6-foot-0 guard also appeared in 14 games for the Salt Lake City Stars of the G League this season.

Ferrell holds NBA career averages of 7.8 points, 2.3 assists and 2.1 rebounds in 251 career appearances with the Brooklyn Nets, Dallas Mavericks, Sacramento Kings and Cavaliers. A native of Indianapolis, Ind., Ferrell earned a spot on the 2016-17 All-Rookie Second Team, and in February 2017, became just the second undrafted rookie to win Rookie of the Month honors in his first professional season.

Prior to the NBA, Ferrell was a four-year starter at Indiana, where he was a two-time All-Big Ten First Team member and a Wooden Award Finalist for the 2015-16 season.

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LA Clippers Sign Yogi Ferrell To 10-Day Contract

The LA Clippers announced that the team has signed center DeMarcus Cousins to a 10-day contract.

Cousins, 30, holds career averages of 20.8 points, 10.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.4 steals, and 1.2 blocks in 590 appearances with the Sacramento Kings, New Orleans Pelicans, Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets. The 6-foot-10 center is one of 11 players in NBA history to average at least 20.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists. Originally the fifth overall selection in the 2010 NBA Draft, Cousins is a four-time All-Star, a two-time All-NBA Second Team member, and an Olympic Gold Medalist with Team USA.

A native of Mobile, Ala., Cousins appeared in 25 games for the Rockets this season and averaged 9.6 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 2.4 assists in 20.2 minutes.

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LA Clippers Sign DeMarcus Cousins To 10-Day Contract

The LA Clippers have signed free agent Nicolas Batum, it was announced today by President of Basketball Operations Lawrence Frank. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not released.

Batum, 31, has appeared in 789 career games with averages of 11.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists over 12 seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers and Charlotte Hornets. He appeared in 22 games for the Hornets last season with averages of 3.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists. The versatile forward has nine career triple-doubles, which is currently tied for 16th among active players. The 25th overall selection in the 2008 NBA Draft, Batum has appeared in 39 career playoff games with averages of 10.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 29.9 minutes.

From Lisieux, France, Batum has been a member of the French National Team since 2009, representing his country in the 2012 Olympics, 2010 FIBA World Championship, 2014 FIBA World Cup and 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015 FIBA European Championships. He led France to a gold medal in the 2013 European Championship, a silver medal in the 2011 European Championship and bronze medals in the 2014 FIBA World Cup and 2015 European Championship.

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LA Clippers Sign Batum

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, we are highlighting a few of our employees of Hispanic and Latino descent!

Daniel Casados is our Director, Game Presentation! See what he shared about his culture and get an inside peek into what a virtual playoff game looked like for his team.

Being Hispanic means a lot to me. I think the culture is very much about love, loyalty and honor. One of the biggest things for me is to never forget where you came from. No matter where I live and what my position is, I never forget who I am and who were the people in my life that helped me.

My father was born in Tampico, Mexico and my mom was born in San Antonio, Texas. I was raised learning both English and Spanish at the same time.

Who are some Hispanic people that you look up to? Why do you look up to them?

My parents are two people I looked up to. Although they did not always have much, they always made sure that my brother and I had what we needed and had a lot that we wanted. They always made sure to go out of their way to make sure we were happy and they always made an effort to take us places to make sure we had good experiences. My dad worked until he was 82, so hard work has always been right in front of me.

What are some of your favorite things about Hispanic culture?

I’m big on color so I love the vibrancy of the Hispanic culture. It’s full of yellows, oranges, pinks, etc. In San Antonio, there is a huge event called FIESTA that takes over the city for about a week and a half. It’s so full of color, music, food, drinks, and fun. That fun atmosphere and fellowship of friends and family is what I like about the Hispanic culture.

I’m a big taco person, but I prefer Texas tacos over California tacos. I love carne asada in any form or fashion. Ironically, I grew up not liking Mexican food that much but I do love tacos, chalupas and enchiladas.

What did your day look like preparing for and during a playoff game?

Preparing for Playoff Virtual games was a lot different than preparing for a “normal” game. Although I’ve never worked in a Control Room, I had to learn a new system and basically serve as a Game Director and Technical Director during the game. As to where we can normally create a game rundown and let our STAPLES Center Control Room put together all of the graphics, videos and animations, that fell on me during the Playoffs. Once the rundown was completed, I had to put in every single graphic, animation, video, movie clips and piece of b-roll and place it in our system in order.

Favorite part of virtual fan experience/least favorite?

1) I was just happy to be back in the “director’s seat” and working games, even if it was virtual.

2) It was very rewarding to learn something new with our entire department and effectively put on a show for our virtual fans. We heard from so many fans that it was such a fun experience even though they were sitting in front of a computer and cheering. Those are always the moments/comments that make it worth it.

3) We were a trendsetter this postseason. From our Fan Zone in the app, our pregame pump sessions, to our Virtual Fan Experience, several teams reached out during the Playoff run to ask how we were doing this. Anytime you can be the first to do something in sports, it’s very gratifying.

The least favorite was having to rely on technology so much. When you’re executing something that’s still very new, and you have several stakeholders like Microsoft and the NBA, it’s a challenge. Luckily, we have a wonderful IT team who really rose to the occasion and did everything in their power to make this work and make the process easier.

Biggest challenge of having all aspects of game presentation be virtual?

I think the biggest challenge is getting that energy in the Virtual Fan rooms to translate into the arena to create some sort of advantage. With us engaging our fans so much in the rooms, you could tell a difference of the looks of our fans in Orlando. However, the continued challenge will be how to create a home court advantage for our team through videos, music and fan sound effects.

Any new takeaways that you are going to implement when we can get back to STAPLES Center?

By the second round of the Playoffs, we were treating our pregame a lot like a TV broadcast with our hosts recapping previous games and putting game footage to it. I think that’s something we’re going to look into more when games get back to “normal.” We also ran a lot of promotions that tested fans’ knowledge on movies, music and sitcoms. Because we are in Los Angeles, I think these promotions are very relevant and a lot of fun for our fans. We’ll definitely try to get a sponsor on some of these promotions and run them more often.

I think the fun thing about the Virtual Fans Experience is that it was such a smaller and intimate setting than an arena. There were certain things you could do that you couldn’t get away with in-arena, like running clips after a bad call or to poke slight fun at the opposing team. While that won’t be something that necessarily carries over to the arena, we did do better in pulling movie/show clips that fit game scenarios and made our fans laugh. So those clips are definitely something we’ll increase.

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Employee Spotlight | Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with Daniel Casados

L.A. Clippers Scrimmages live from Orlando, Florida

L.A. Clippers radio announcer, Noah Eagle will call the first two games on July 22 and July 25 from the Prime Ticket studios in Downtown Los Angeles. The third and final scrimmage on July 27 will feature play-by-play announcer, Brian Sieman, analyst, Chauncey Billups, and reporter, KristinaPink who will all be on hand at the Prime Ticket studios to deliver the game telecast.

2019-20 NBA Restart | L.A. Clippers Scrimmage Schedule

Wed, July 22 – 12PM – Orlando vs L.A. Clippers

Sat., July 25 – 5PM* – L.A. Clippers vs Washington

Mon., July 27 – 1PM* – Sacramento vs L.A. Clippers

*7/25 and 7/27 games on FOX Sports San Diego will air on delay

Prime Ticket, FOX Sports San Diego and FOX Sports GO

FOX Sports GO allows viewers to watch their favorite hometown teams on the go, live from anywhere via the app or atFOXSportsGO.com. FOX Sports GO is currently available on mobile and tablet devices, including iOS and Android, and on connected devices including, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku Players and Roku TV and Xbox One. Fans can download the app for free from the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Amazon App Store, Roku App Store, XBOX One App Store and Windows App Store.