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Clippers topple Lakers in revamped rivalry as NBA looks past China
12:33am PDT - October 23rd, 2019 lakers - CNNAfter all the off-court drama in the NBA recently, the start of the regular season could not have arrived soon enough.
After all the off-court drama in the NBA recently, the start of the regular season could not have arrived soon enough.