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More bad news for the Clipper as Kareem Rush has a torn ACL and is out for the season.

David West and Bobby Brown combined for 24 points to pace the Hornets into a 58-53 lead at the break.

David West #30 of the New Orleans Hornets shoots a jumper during the game against the Portland Trail Blazers at New Orleans Arena on November 13, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Los Angeles Clippers guard Eric Gordon will be out for at least 10 days with a sore left groin muscle.

In his debut game, New Orleans Hornets Coach Jeff Bower looked concerned after marching on the floor to see his franchise player, Chris Paul , sprawled and writhing in pain from a severely sprained left ankle.

New Orleans Hornets forward Julian Wright didn't get the job done as a starter so far.

With the Hornets off to their worst start since 2005-2006, it's about that time when Hornets' fans, and NBA analysts start calling for Byron Scott's head.

Los Angeles Clippers guard Eric Gordon will be out for at least 10 days with a sore left groin muscle.

Chris Paul finished with 24 points and 10 assists as the Hornets beat the Clippers for a 10th straight time with a 112-84 rout at the Staples Center.

The Hornets got blown out of the Staples Center last night by the Lakers, and tonight they're back in the same building to play the Clippers.

Kevin Garnett did in his final days with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Despite seeing his team go from a Western Conference finalist to a team that missed the playoffs for three straight seasons, KG never talked about wanting to leave Minnesota.

Questions are still abound as to how good this year's Hornets will actually be with so many changes to the team's starting lineup.

Only the Clippers . Blake Griffin - the team's top pick and face of the franchise even though he hasn't played a game yet - is out for up to six weeks with a stress fracture in his left kneecap.

From the Clippers release : Los Angeles Clippers' rookie forward Blake Griffin may miss up to six weeks with a stress fracture of his left patella suffered during the Clippers' last preseason game vs.

Rasual Butler had just returned from a morning shootaround with the Los Angeles Clippers when the message came through.

Chris Paul scored 23 points and the New Orleans Hornets closed the game with a 13-0 run to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 88-79 victory on Saturday.

Before Hornets Coach Byron Scott put his players through the first drills in Tuesday's opening day of training camp, he informed Julian Wright that the starting small forward job is his to lose.

NEW ORLEANS For much of the second half of the 2008-09 Hornets season, Peja Stojakovic sat on the bench, only able to watch and ponder life as his back kept him off the floor and in pain.

The ice man cometh to Cajun country. And it was a good thing. Michael DeMocker / The Times-Picayune The first day of the New Orleans Hornets training camp was so demanding that All-Star forward David West had a bag of ice on his back, one on each knee and one on his left hamstring.

Soon after last season ended for the New Orleans Hornets with a disappointing first-round playoff exit, team executives met to find a way for their players and coaches to bond and grow closer this season.