OCEANSIDE — Long before he made his NBA debut, Kobe Sanders was a San Diego kid dreaming of an opportunity.

“As a little kid, I used to act like I was playing in the NBA in the yard with my brother (Gage),” Sanders said before tipoff of the Los Angeles Clippers’ 142-95 exhibition win over the Chinese Basketball Association’s Guangzhou Loong Lions on Thursday night at Frontwave Arena. “So to be in this moment now, and have my brother in the crowd, my parents in the crowd, it’s amazing.”

Thursday’s contest marked the second consecutive preseason the Clippers opened in Oceanside. The preseason sojourn south from Los Angeles is part of the franchise reestablishing ties to San Diego, where the Clippers played from 1978 to 1984. Oceanside is home of the G League’s San Diego Clippers, the NBA c

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