Los Angeles Clippers' forward John Collins has spoken out following a head injury he sustained during the game against the Lakers

Following their moves at the NBA trade deadline earlier this month, one might think that the Los Angeles Clippers are angling to tank for the remainder of the current campaign. After all, the Clippers traded away two key contributors in James Harden and Ivica Zubac despite the fact that the team had been playing some of the best basketball in the entire league since the start of 2026.

The Clippers will likely earn a spot in the NBA play-in tournament, despite a bad start and trading star players.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Bennedict Mathurin scored 38 points in his home debut for Los Angeles and the Clippers held off the Denver Nuggets 115-114 on Thursday night. Denver’s Jamal Murray had a chance to tie it on three free throws with 0.

After a close loss to the Lakers, Clippers coach Ty Lue lauded his team's effort: "We're gonna compete. We're going to fight every night."

The Los Angeles Clippers (26-28) travel to Crypto.com Arena to face the Los Angeles Lakers (33-21) in this Thursday night crosstown NBA matchup.