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Drive & Kick Podcast: Making sense of the Clippers

L.A.‘s other team is clearly one of the best in the league, but are they good enough to go all the way?

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The Los Angeles Clippers are one of the best teams in the NBA, but are they deep enough to compete with the other elite reams in the Western Conference? On this episode of the Drive & Kick podcast, we talked to Dan Woike of the Orange County Register who tells us about the Austin Rivers dynamic and the complications of playing for his father.

Dan also breaks down the changes in Blake Griffin's game and why he may be saving himself for the postseason. He also tells us what it's like to cover Chris Paul and why the Clips have to re-sign DeAndre Jordan this summer.

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