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Clippers beat Warriors 104-101 in Honolulu: Rui Hachimura scores 21 in 15 minutes, Darius Garland goes 4-of-4, Keaton Wagler hits the go-ahead jumper, Isaiah Jackson starts, and Max Strus leaves with a right foot injury to be tested in Los Angeles.
Game day for the Lakers preseason opener at Sacramento: JJ Redick still has not named who plays, Luka Doncic’s minutes remain TBD after his longest layoff, the back-to-back shapes the rotation, and the first live look at open wing spots, Kessler’s range and Collin Sexton arrives at 7 p.m. PT.
Clippers game day vs the Warriors at 1 p.m. HST / 4 p.m. PT on NBA TV: Kobe Sanders is out with a left hip impingement, Bradley Beal will sit, Isaiah Jackson says he expects to start, Beal opens up about his hip comeback, and Steve Kerr plans first-half-only minutes for Curry, Green and Horford.
Saturday’s Lakers practice report: JJ Redick calls two-way guard Chris Mañon fantastic and says two-way redundancy raises the ceiling, Bronny James embraces a vocal point guard role, Matisse Thybulle leaves starting decisions to the coaches, Walker Kessler works on 3s, and availability for Sacramento is still TBD.
Clippers vs Warriors preseason opener Sunday, 1 p.m. HST / 4 p.m. PT at Stan Sheriff Center on NBA TV. Lue on all 21 players being in the gym from day one, who plays, the Ingram, Beal, Miller and Konan Niederhauser injury list, what Lue wants to see, and Kerr’s lineup with rookie Yaxel Lendeborg.
The Lakers preseason opener is Monday at 7 p.m. PT in Sacramento. Where the 16-for-15 roster crunch stands, why Dalton Knecht’s status is still unresolved, the injury and back-to-back watch, the open starting jobs, a Pooh Jeter front-office hire and a scout of the 22-60 Kings.
Clippers training camp Day 3 in Hawaii: Ty Lue says Garland, Strus, Jones Jr., Hachimura and Isaiah Jackson have been the first unit, Brook Lopez has run with the second group but that will change, Gradey Dick calls camp iron sharpening iron, Yuki Kawamura chases a contract, and KTLA returns.
Lakers training camp Day 3 brought the first extended scrimmage, Redick’s praise for Dalton Knecht amid reports he could be waived, a mid-scrimmage timeout to teach rookie Cam Carr, unnamed limited players listed as TBD for Sacramento, and LaRavia calling it the best camp of his career.
Clippers training camp Day 2 at UH Mānoa: Tyronn Lue says his undersized roster must be tough on the glass, wants shooting and movement in the starting group, and plans to put the ball in Keaton Wagler’s hands as Dunn and Jones Jr. praise the rookie.
Lakers training camp Day 2 got so physical JJ Redick cut practice short. The wings drew a ‘line of confrontation,’ Reaves says Thybulle and Williams are hard to score on, Luka and Reaves are being kept apart on purpose, and Redick admits he once felt like he was cosplaying.