Kenyon Martin

Yesterday, Kenyon Martin signed with the Clippers! I did not think this would be the team that he would sign with. I thought he would sign with the Lakers. Now I'm wondering if he will be the back-up to Blake Griffin. I think he will be.

Kenyon Martin was the 1st pick in the 2000 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. He's played as number 4 for most of his career, but he will be playing as number 2. During the lockout, he played in China. His team was the Xinjiang Flying Tigers. He's played for the New Jersey Nets and Denver Nuggets. He played for Cincinnati in college.

Awards:

1 time all-star

All-Rookie first team

Do you think he will back-up Blake Griffin?

Los Angeles Clippers @ Los Angeles Lakers (January 25th, 2012)

Here's a write-up on the the Clips game on Jan. 25th against the Lakers.

Kobe Bryant (#24) dribbling. Guarded by Chris Paul (#3) and Caron Butler (#5).

Chris Paul finally returned from a 5-game absence. He didn't play as well, with only 4 points, and 12 rebounds. At the half, the Clippers were winning by 2, but the Lakers came back to win by 5 points, ending the game 91-96 Lakers. Blake Griffin had 26 points, and 9 rebounds. Pau Gasol had 23 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block. Andrew Bynum got 19 points. Metta World Peace had 3 points, 2 steals, 7 assists, and 5 rebounds. Sorry this report was short, but already, here are the stats leaders:

Points Leaders

Clippers: Blake Griffin, 26

Lakers: Kobe Bryant, 24

Rebounds Leaders

Clippers: Blake Griffin, 9

Lakers: Pau Gasol, 10

Assists Leaders

Clippers: Chris Paul, 12

Lakers: Metta World Peace, 7

Steals Leaders

Clippers: Caron Butler, 3

Lakers: Metta World Peace, 2

Blocks Leaders:

Clippers: DeAndre Jordan, 2

Lakers: Andrew Bynum, 4

I thought the player of the game was Pau Gasol. Who do you think?

Los Angeles Lakers @ Los Angeles Clippers (January 14th, 2012)

Hello everyone. 2 days ago the Clippers played the Lakers, and beat 'em for the third time this season(two of those being in the preseason). Kobe Bryant got 42 points, that being his fourth game straight going above forty. After the first half, the Clippers were winning by 13, but in the third quarter, the Lakers made a little come back bringing them to be only down by 4. Unfortunately, they weren't as good in the fourth, and lost by eight. Kobe Bryant got 42 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block. Chris Paul got 33 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Blake Griffin got a double-double(which is no surprise) with 22 points and 14 assists. Billups got 19 points, and Butler got 13, and Jordan got 10 rebounds. The Clippers in fact controlled the boards the whole game, ending it 50-42 Clippers, as well as the offensive glass, ending that 17-11 Clippers, despite being the worst rebounding team against the best.

The Clippers opened the game with a 13-4 run, which meant something good was about to happen. The game also got physical. Darius Morris went up for a shot, and Griffin pushed him as he came down. Lakers coach Mike Brown got mad and he was called for a technical, while nothing was called on Griffin. Morris got back though by draining a buzzer-beater from beyond half-court. Let's look at the stats leaders:

Points Leaders

Clippers: Chris Paul, 33

Lakers: Kobe Bryant, 42

Rebounds Leaders

Clippers: Blake Griffin, 14

Lakers: Andrew Bynum, 16

Assists Leaders

Clippers: Chris Paul, 6

Lakers: Andrew Bynum, 4

Steals Leaders

Clippers: Chris Paul, 3

Lakers: Kobe Bryant, 2

Blocks Leaders

Clippers: Brian Cook, 1

Lakers: Kobe Bryant, 1

I thought the player of the game was Kobe Bryant.

Caron Butler

I'm going to tell you some about Caron Butler. Here's a picture:

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James Caron Butler is a small forward in the NBA. Butler played at Connecticut, where he averaged 15.6 points per game, and 7.6 rebounds per game in his freshman year. In his sophomore season, he averaged 20.3 points per game and 7.5 rebounds per game. After his sophomore year, he declared himself for the 2002 NBA Draft. 

Butler was selected with the 10th pick in the draft by the Miami Heat. After two years with the Heat, they traded him to the Lakers. He played with them for a year, and then was traded to the Wizard. He signed a 5 year contract with them, and earned the nickname "Tough Juice". He was traded to the Mavericks and played there for two years. The Clippers then signed him. He now averages 16.6 points per game and 5.9 rebounds per game. Here's a list of transactions Butler went through:

• June 26, 2002: Drafted 10th overall by Miami Heat in 2002 NBA Draft.
• July 14, 2004: Traded by Miami along with Lamar Odom, Brian Grant, a future first-round draft pick and a future second-round draft pick to the Los Angeles Lakers for Shaquille O'Neal.
• August 2, 2005: Traded by L.A. Lakers along with Chucky Atkins to the Washington Wizards for Kwame Brown and Laron Profit.
• February 13, 2010: Traded to the Dallas Mavericks along with Brendan Haywood and DeShawn Stevenson for Josh Howard, Drew Gooden, James Singleton, and Quinton Ross
• December 9, 2011: Signed with the Los Angeles Clippers.