Clippers beat out field for Martin (Yahoo! Sports)

Kenyon Martin will join the Los Angeles Clippers, according to a report. The free-agent forward who bought himself out of his deal with a Chinese Basketball League team in December, will earn the team's mini-mid-level exception of $2.5 million, according to ESPNLA.com.

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No Paul, No Problem for the New York Knicks: Fan Opinion (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Sometimes the best move is the one you do not make. When the 2011 free agency period in the National Basketball Association (NBA) ended, the New York Knicks had center Tyson Chandler and the Los Angeles Clippers had guard Chris Paul.

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NBA season finally set to tip off on Christmas (AP)

Finally, the conversation changes. It's time for the NBA to ditch the dollars and nonsense of the lockout for the alleys and oops in Lob City, the new nickname for the suddenly exciting Los Angeles Clippers. For months, all the talk was about lockouts, salary caps and mediation. Now there are games that count as a new season begins Christmas Day.

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Clippers counting on Billups’ championship savvy (PA SportsTicker)

The concept of playing for the Los Angeles Clippers and working with old friends Chris Paul and Mo Williams is starting to grow on Chauncey Billups, who up until now was slow in embracing his new surroundings.

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NBA Roundup: Clippers court Paul; Brown inks with Warriors (Yahoo! Sports)

While Chris Paul remains with the Charlotte Hornets, the Los Angeles Clippers acquired a point guard by claiming Chauncey Billups off waivers. The Clippers were awarded the winning waiver bid on Monday. Billups was released Friday by the New York Knicks through the amnesty clause in...

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Clippers claim Billups off waivers (Yahoo! Sports)

While Chris Paul remains with the Charlotte Hornets, the Los Angeles Clippers acquired a point guard by claiming Chauncey Billups off waivers. The Clippers were awarded the winning waiver bid on Monday. Billups was released Friday by the New York Knicks through the amnesty clause in...

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Clippers waiting on Chauncey Billups (Yahoo! Sports)

Once a trade for Chris Paul fell apart, the Los Angeles Clippers found their starting point guard for this season by claiming Chauncey Billups off of waivers from the New York Knicks. Now it's a matter of waiting to see … Continue reading ?

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Clippers claim Chauncey Billups (Yahoo! Sports)

Chauncey Billups has said he would retire rather than play for a team that is not a contender, so it will be interesting to see what Billups does now that the Los Angeles Clippers claimed him off waivers on Monday. "If I get claimed by team I dont want to play for, I would...

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Clippers say no deal to proposed trade for Paul (AP)

The Los Angeles Clippers rejected a proposed trade for All-Star guard Chris Paul on Monday, then picked up another All-Star in Chauncey Billups. Clippers general manager Neil Olshey said the team baulked at a proposed trade for Paul, saying "the cost was just too high." "Everything's over until it's reborn again," Olshey said.

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Free-agent buzz: Clippers claim Billups (Yahoo! Sports)

The Los Angeles Clippers claimed veteran point guard Chauncey Billups off the league's amnesty waivers.

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