Ivica Zubac is having a career year for the Los Angeles Clippers. Here's how he's done it and why he's so important for their playoff hopes.

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

The center is averaging career highs in points (15.0), rebounds (12.7) and assists (2.6) and remains a solid rim protector, drawing praise from coaches, teammates and opponents.

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

the Lakers. James Harden, Kris Dunn, Norman Powell, and Ivica Zubac are all available after being listed as questionable. — Joey Linn (@joeylinn_) January 20, 2025 The Clippers will have their ...

Norman Powell scored 27 points, but the Clippers struggled with their shooting and couldn't overcome the absences of Kawhi Leonard and Ivica Zubac in a loss.

Led by James Harden, Norman Powell, and Ivica Zubac, the Clippers have gotten star-level production from that trio all season. While the Western Conference is loaded with talent, NBA legend Charles Barkley believes the Clippers are deserving of two All-Stars this season.

Zubac is questionable for Sunday's game against the Lakers with lower back soreness, ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk reports.

The Celtics opened the five-minute extra session with 3-pointers by White, Tatum and Brown that stretched the lead to 112-105. The Clippers twice cut the deficit to two points, the last time on Coffey's three-point play with 30 seconds to go.

RotoBallers! We have a solid eight-game slate ahead of us with a few teams on back-to-backs to keep an eye on. Those teams are the Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Sacramento Kings,

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