Report: Clippers to Sign Bobby Simmons


Former NBA player and current D-Leaguer Bobby Simmons will be finding his way back to the L, ESPN reports, in the form of a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Clippers. Some details: “A second stint with the Los Angeles Clippers awaits for 2004-05 NBA Most Improved Player award winner Bobby Simmons. The Clippers are planning to sign Simmons out of the D-League to a 10-day contract after the All-Star break, according to sources close to the situation. Simmons, 31, is averaging 13.5 points and 7.6 rebounds for the D-League’s Reno Bighorns. He last played in the NBA during the 2010-11 season, appearing in just two games with San Antonio. The 6-foot-6, 220-pound swingman’s greatest NBA success came with the Clippers in 2004-05, when he averaged 16.4 points and 5.9 rebounds to earn Most Improved honors.”