Justin Russo

They let me in the building to watch basketball & write about the Clippers (+ other stuff). It's pretty cool. | Business Inquiries: [email protected]

[Justin Russo @FlyByKnite]

Mentioned it a while ago, but I’ve moved over to Substack. You can catch all my comings and goings over there. Give it a follow (or read, or whatever) if you’re at all interested in Clippers content and other random musings. Greatly appreciate all of you.

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My favorite Case Keenum stat is that he was the last quarterback to win a game in St. Louis. That was 11 years ago.

[Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM]

Excited and honored to join the Clippers broadcast and work with incredible talent like Brian Sieman, Jim Jackson, The Czar Mike Fratello and Brent Barry. And I’m so thankful for 16 of the best years of my life at ESPN alongside all the amazing writers, editors, producers there.

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Brandon Ingram on what his current injury timeline is: “I won’t be participating in training camp much, but I will be out there a little bit. I think it’s a week-by-week thing. I’m just trying to see and figure out when I’m going to be returning to play.”

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Keaton Wagler on the inherent pressure he faces as a Top-5 pick added onto everything presently surrounding the Clippers: “I think I’m just going to do my best to stay mentally focused, not worry about all the outside noise or whatever that comes along with it.”

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Darius Garland on what he can impart to Keaton Wagler as a pair of current & former Top 5 picks: “It’s a 19-year-old, so it’s going to be a lot of bumps and bruises throughout the season, but you have to get past it. You have to just push through. … I’m super excited about him.”

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Trent Redden on how the Clippers attempt to win back fans who feel betrayed and hurt: “Our fans are everything to this organization. … Words are easy to say, and you guys are asking me to stay words, but we’re going to show them with our actions is the hope. The day-to-day.”

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2026-27 LA Clippers Media Day | Rui Hachimura: https://t.co/kRcOblhsm4

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2026-27 LA Clippers Media Day | Brook Lopez: https://t.co/PdUMN9eELY

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2026-27 LA Clippers Media Day | Keaton Wagler: https://t.co/Ro0QlzF1g9

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2026-27 LA Clippers Media Day | Brandon Ingram: https://t.co/WClaioIbDG

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2026-27 LA Clippers Media Day | Darius Garland: https://t.co/BdLlqA1Mq3

[LA Clippers @LAClippers]

Our TV broadcast team for the 26-27 NBA season 📺

Brian Sieman returns as our play-by-play announcer along with lead game analyst Jim Jackson. Mike Fratello and Brent Barry also return as analysts, while veteran NBA reporter Ohm Youngmisuk joins as sideline reporter/host.

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2026-27 LA Clippers Media Day | Tyronn Lue & Trent Redden: https://t.co/uE3elUQcEj

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There was no second surgery. There was one surgery done in May when Brandon Ingram was a member of the Raptors where they discovered the partially torn Achilles and did an all-in-one surgery for the heel and Achilles.

[ty @gimmeyrshare]

@FlyByKnite When did he have the 2nd surgery?

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Brandon Ingram said that he understands that there’s “little to no expectations” for the Clippers this season. But Ingram did say “we have enough in the building to compete.”

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Brandon Ingram said that he wouldn’t be participating in Clippers’ training camp all that much but did answer in the affirmative when asked if he has already been able to do any on-court work leading up to this point.

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Brandon Ingram on partial Achilles tear: “I had been dealing with some pain throughout the year with the Raptors ... Near the end of the season, we figured out what it was. We thought surgery was the best thing to do so I could recover well and be ready for the season.”

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Brandon Ingram on partial Achilles tear: “I had been dealing with some pain throughout the year with the Raptors ... Near the end of the season, we figured out what it was. We thought surgery was the best thing to do so I could recover well and be ready for the season.”

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Brook Lopez on Lawrence Frank, whom Lopez played under in Brooklyn and Los Angeles: “It is odd not having him here. His presence is still felt obviously.” Lopez joked that Frank doesn’t really answer his texts anyway so it won’t be that much different.

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Keaton Wagler has a lot of inherent pressure on him as a Top 5 pick, but going to an organization dealing with the ramifications of losing draft picks brings a whole new aspect. Wagler said he’s going to “block out the outside noise” and mentally focus on the games.

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Rui Hachimura said that Bradley Beal was his vet on the Wizards and that he’s “excited” to reconnect with Beal here with the Clippers because of that prior relationship.