Clippers center Ivica Zubac, who had started for the club in its last three games, will miss tonight’s contest against the Suns with a sprained right MCL, writes Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN.
According to Youngmisuk, Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue told reporters that reserve big man DeMarcus Cousins will be a part of the team’s rotation for Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals. Lue noted that Cousins’s offense will be valuable against Phoenix. The four-time All-Star has played a total of 17 minutes and 14 seconds across the first four games of the series.
Since being inserted into the Clippers’ starting lineup, Zubac had averaged 14.0 PPG, 13.7 RPG, and 1.0 BPG while matched up against ascendant Suns center Deandre Ayton.
The absence of Zubac will especially be felt as the team strives to defend the pick-and-roll, writes Andrew Greif of the Los Angeles Times.
Mirjam Swanson of the Orange County Register noted earlier this afternoon that Zubac’s status ahead of the game was in doubt after he suffered the MCL sprain during Game 4 of the series on Saturday.
Zubac joins All-NBA wing Kawhi Leonard on the sidelines for L.A. The Clippers announced Sunday that Leonard would sit for tonight’s contest in Phoenix. Game 5 represents a potential closeout for the series, as the Suns lead the Clippers 3-1.
Yeah, see ya Clippers, and good riddance.
I guess if the clippers lose at least we won’t have to want Chris Paul’s fake fouls and fake acting.
Lol @ fake acting is that different than real acting?
Bum a$$ Suns still lost!!! Hahahahah
Both of the Clippers wins were by 14 points apiece, while all 3 Suns win were by a combined 11 points. It’s clear which is the better team.
Yes the Suns because margin of victory is a meaningless statistic.
Well if you watch the games you can tell the clippers are the better team still.
Clippers might really be cursed!! I actually respected Kawhi for bailing on Lebron and trying to do his own thing but now that’s looking like a big mistake too. This team never has and luck. Now word is Kawhi the quitter might bail.
Is it bad that I still thought Zubac was on the Lakers? Oh well, I’m old.
You just refused to accept the trade! It was a bad move.
lmao like Kawhi is going to let Zubac join him in his box…. I guess we’ll see.
At the rate this is going, the Clips should just tank this game so they don’t have to experience the continuing shame of Kawhi pouting from a skybox every time they play.
The way this series has gone, as long as Paul George doesn’t miss a bunch of free throws late in game 6 they should have no problem forcing a game 7.
Bummer believe it or not they needed him
JVG acted like the game was fixed.
“Paul George needs to be more aggressive.”
“[PG] needs to drive more”. Then 2nd half,
“If [PG] just drives, the refs will give him the call”.
Really?— He knows this how?— Why so much rooting for this guy? The Clips got much more rooting effort than the Suns, though that may have been the sudden fondness for Chicken-wing push-off Paul George.
The NBA does make more money if the Suns don’t sweep them away so quickly.