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Clippers Laugh Off Stephen Jackson Rumors
Jackson and Baron Davis are good friends from when they were teammates with Golden State. One official joked, saying: "I hope they're thinking of Steven Jackson, the Rams' running back." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets NBA Enjoys Best Opening TV Ratings In 26 Years
TNT drew nearly 3.7 million viewers Tuesday for the Celtics' 95-89 victory over the Cavaliers, followed by the Lakers' 99-92 win over the Clippers. That was a 43 percent increase over the 2.6 million that watched last year's opening-night doubleheader. Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Clippers, Cleveland Cavaliers Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Roeser: There Is No Clippers CurseClippers president Andy Roeser doesn't believe that the team is cursed. "There is no curse," Roeser told the Los Angeles Daily News. "We don't sit around and talk about it that way at all. I'm sure it's great for selling papers, but it has nothing to do with reality. "The reality is this is a player who banged his knee on accident and then aggravated it on Friday. But we feel we're good enough to sustain it. "We're going to be the most improved team in the league. Go to Vegas and bet it. I'm actually more optimistic about this team than I have been about any team in a long time. ... And no, I'm not superstitious." Blake Griffin, the first overall pick in June's NBA Draft, will miss roughly six weeks with a non-displaced stress fracture in his left kneecap. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Clippers Oct 2009 Archive
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The Clippers denied a report that they are engaged in trade talks with the Warriors on Stephen Jackson.
Tuesday's Opening Night featuring games between the Celtics and Cavaliers, along with the Lakers and Clippers, became Turner's most-watched opening night in its 26 years of airing the NBA.