LA Clippers Release Pre-Season Schedule

The NBA season is almost here, starting with some pre-season basketball
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The NBA season is getting closer, and with the full schedule already out, the LA Clippers finally released their pre-season schedule as well. While usually inconsequential, this pre-season will serve as an opportunity for both Kawhi Leonard and John Wall to get their first NBA action in over a year.

The Clippers will open their pre-season in Seattle on September 30th against Maccabi Ra'anana at 7:00 PST. The team will stay in Seattle to face the Portland Trail Blazers on October 3rd at 7:30 PST.

After leaving Seattle, the Clippers will come home and finish their pre-season with two Southern California games. The first will be at Crypto.com Arena on October 9th vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves at 7:30 PST. The team will then head to Ontario, California on October 12th for a game against the Denver Nuggets at 7:30 PST.

While it is unclear exactly how the Clippers plan to approach the pre-season, the current expectation is that Kawhi Leonard will participate at some point. This will give fans their first look at the superstar forward since the 2021 Western Conference Semi-Finals.

As for John Wall, this will also be his first NBA action in over a year. As previously mentioned, the pre-season means very little, but the Clippers will have an opportunity to utilize it in a way that knocks off some rust.

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Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.