Clippers want to keep Paul George, James Harden with Kawhi Leonard - ESPN

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PLAYA VISTA, Calif. — The LA Clippers hope to enter their new home, the Intuit Dome, next season with Paul George and James Harden.

Lawrence Frank, president of basketball operations, said the Clippers hope to retain both stars to continue playing alongside Kawhi Leonard.

George has a player option on the $48.8 million due next season and can become a free agent if he and the Clippers are unable to come to an agreement on an extension before June 30.

Harden will be an unrestricted free agent. The point guard could wait to see what happens with George first before figuring out his future with the Clippers. «We'd like to be able to bring back and retain Paul and James,» Frank said Monday. «We're hopeful we can, but also understand and respect the fact that they're free agents.

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Abishek Porel, Tristan Stubbs And Bowlers Keep DC's Playoff Hopes Alive With Win vs LSG

Commanding fifties from Abishek Porel and Tristan Stubbs was complemented by a clinical bowling effort as Delhi Capitals kept their slim IPL play-off hopes alive with a 19-run win over Lucknow Super Giants in their final league fixture on Tuesday. Porel (58 off 33 balls) and Shai Hope (38 off 27 balls) shared 92 runs off 49 balls to give the hosts an aggressive start. Tristan Stubbs (57 not out off 25) then hammered three fours and four maximums in his blitzkrieg and added 47 and 50 runs with Rishabh Pant (33) and Axar Patel (14 not out) to power DC to 208 for 4. The bowlers then joined the party to restrict the visitors to 189 for 9, despite a belligerent 27-ball 61 from Nicholas Pooran and a 33-ball 58 not out by Arshad Khan.