After the Washington Wizards lost last nights game against the Clippers, nearly overcoming a 17-point second half deficit only to lose 98-94, big-men Kwame Brown and Brendan Haywood had some words for each other on the bench.  

With 4 minutes 1 seconds left in the third quarter, Brown began chirping at Haywood on the bench. Haywood began shouting back, "Okay! Okay!" Then Haywood stood up out of his chair and had to be held back by teammate Laron Profit. Brown kept yelling toward Haywood in anger, until forward Antawn Jamison, who is on the injured list with right knee tendinitis, jumped out of his seat behind the bench and placed a hand on Brown to calm him down. The situation was diffused when the Wizards placed Ramos next to Brown, with Ramos serving as an obstruction and keeping Haywood out of Brown's vision during their time on the bench and during timeouts

Corey Maggette played with a sore left wrist and scored 31 points Wednesday night, leading the Los Angeles Clippers to a 110-102 victory that extended Orlando's losing streak to a season-high six games.

``I needed to play,'' said Maggette, who was injured in a fall during Sunday's win against Chicago and had his wrist heavily taped. ``I mean, if it's my shooting arm, or if I can't run, that's a different story. But we needed this win, so I was just trying to stay out there and do what I could to help our team.''

``We had that big lead, and that's what carried us to the end,'' said Elton Brand, who had 13 points and 12 rebounds. ``I'm disappointed in the way we gave it up, but we got the win.''

Los Angeles Clippers? oft-injured rookie point guard Shaun Livingston is wet to undergo his second MIR on his right shoulder today.  The results of this MRI will determine whether his season will officially end.

Clippers team physician Tony Daly said he hopes Livingston can avoid shoulder surgery, which is why the rehabilitation and therapy option was tried. Postseason surgery, however, still is being considered.

The Los Angeles Clippers might be without guard Corey Maggette in their next game on Wednesday versus Orlando, adding yet another injury to their growing list.

Maggette injured his left wrist in a first-half fall in Sunday's game versus the Chicago Bulls.

"The second half, I couldn't even really grip the ball," said Maggette, who also was listed as questionable for Wednesday's game.

Los Angeles Clippers' point guard Marko Jaric has spent the last month sidelined with a stress fracture in the third metatarsal in his right foot.  In his first game back Sunday versus the Chicago Bulls, Jaric suffered a left hip pointer and was forced to exit the game early.

"You know what?" he said after Sunday's game, walking stiffly from the locker room. "I don't know what to say. This is ridiculous."

The Los Angeles Clippers have dealt with this before, losing rookie point guard Shaun Livingston for the season in only his second game back after the frail guard had just spent more than a month on the IL.

The last time the Lakers lost consecutive games to the Clippers in the same season, the White House was led by a Democrat, Hong Kong was still a British colony, and the Lakers were headed to the playoffs.

Eight years later, history repeated itself. Only this time, the Lakers not only lost a game, but their hold on the last playoff spot in the West. A disappointing 110-101 loss dropped the Lakers out of the Number 8 spot and into Number 9, half a game behind the Denver Nuggets, and tied with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

?We must all hang together, or we will all hang separately,? said an optimistic sounding Kobe Bryant, quoting Ben Franklin.

The last time the Lakers lost to their Staples Center neighbors ? 105-89 on January 26 ? Kobe Bryant didn?t play. This time, Bryant scored 41 points, but it wasn?t enough. Neither were Lamar Odom?s 12 fourth quarter points, or Jumaine Jones?s trio of three-point shots, which sparked a comeback that saw the Lakers whittle an 11-point Clippers lead to 1, with just under five minutes to play.

Mike Dunleavy has told the Los Angeles Times that he would be interested in coaching his son in the future.

"I'd be very interested in him," said the Clipper coach, who pulled himself out of the running for the Warriors' coaching position three years ago when it became apparent they would use the third pick in the 2002 draft to take his son. "[When he was] coming into the league, I would not coach him. Now, I have no qualms about it. I don't know that he would. I don't think he would, but you never know."

Dunleavy will be a restricted free agent after the 2005-2006 season.

Clippers guard Shaun Livingston cannot stay off the injured list.  Today he will meet with team physician Tony Daly to discuss the results of the MRI exam taken last Thursday on his right shoulder.

Livingston has missed the past six games with torn cartilage in his shoulder. The injury occurred Feb.15 against Orlando when Livingston ripped the ball loose from Magic guard Doug Christie. It was Livingston's second game back after missing 12 weeks to recover from a dislocated right knee cap

The point of discussion will be whether or not this is a season-ending injury.

The Clippers have claimed point guard Kenny Anderson off waivers from the Atlanta Hawks, it was announced by Vice President of Basketball Operations Elgin Baylor.

To create a roster spot for Anderson, the Clippers released guard Maurice Baker from his 10-day contract.

Anderson, a 14-year NBA veteran has averaged 12.6 points, 6.1 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.5 steals over the course of his career. In 39 games (20 starts) played for the Hawks this season, Anderson had tallied 5.0 points, 2.5 assists, 2.1 rebounds and 18.4 minutes prior to being placed on waivers on February 24th.

During the 2003-04 campaign, Anderson recorded 6.0 points and 2.8 assists in 44 games played with the Indiana Pacers.

Anderson registered his most productive NBA season in 1993, when he tallied 18.8 points, 9.6 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists while playing in all 82 games for New Jersey.

The second overall selection in the 1991 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets, Anderson has helped five different NBA teams (New Jersey - twice, Portland, Boston, New Orleans and Indiana) reach the playoffs over his career, while carrying playoff averages of 9.6 points, 3.8 assists and 2.4 rebounds in 36 games. Anderson also has registered one All-Star appearance in his career, representing New Jersey in the 1994 NBA All-Star Game.

In two standout seasons at Georgia Tech, Anderson averaged 23.0 points, 7.0 assists and 5.6 rebounds per game, while leading the Yellow Jackets to the 1990 NCAA Final Four as a freshman.

Anderson will be in uniform and available to play for the Clippers tonight in Utah.