OCEANSIDE, Calif. - The Los Angeles Clippers are heading back to San Diego for their first preseason game on Thursday night.

They will face the Guangzhou Loong-Lions in San Diego County, giving fans a first look at what to expect going into the 2025-26 season.

Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. local time.

The backstory:

Before becoming the LA Clippers, the team called San Diego home from 1978 to 1984.

In 2024, the Clippers’ G-League underwent a rebranding, and moved from Ontario to a brand-new arena in Oceanside, called the Frontwave Arena.

Clippers’ superstar, Kawhi Leonard, attended San Diego State before he was selected as the 15th overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft. The Southern California native, who grew up in Compton and the Inland Empire , calls Rancho Santa Fe home du

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