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Clippers lose Chauncey Billups for the season

By Kevin Roderick | February 7, 2012 3:42 PM

chauncey-billups-down.jpgThe Clippers' special season so far just became a little less magical. Chauncey Billups, the Clips' 35-year-old guard who brought some veteran gravitas to a young team, tore his left achilles tendon in last night's win over the Orlando Magic. "I feel sick for him," Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro told ESPN LA on Tuesday.

Photo: ESPN LA website


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