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The drama between the Clippers and Boston Celtics is over — at least for now. Both teams declared Tuesday that they had called off talks for a potential blockbuster deal that could have brought Boston Coach Doc Rivers and power forward Kevin Garnett to Los Angeles. Los Angeles Times

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But even with both sides saying they'd had their last conversation about the complicated deal, several NBA executives said it won't truly be over until the Clippers actually hire a coach who is not named Doc Rivers. The executives spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. Los Angeles Times

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If the Clippers don't hire a coach before the June 27 NBA draft, it probably will spark more speculation that Gary Sacks, the Clippers' vice president of basketball operations, and Danny Ainge, Boston's president of basketball operations, will renew negotiations, the executives said. Los Angeles Times

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The Clippers still want to see what the Celtics will do with forward Paul Pierce, executives said. Boston has until June 30 to decide whether to buy out Pierce's $15.3-million contract next season for $5 million. If Pierce is bought out, the Clippers probably will try to sign him as a free agent. Los Angeles Times

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The executives said the Clippers put all of this effort into acquiring Rivers and Garnett so they could improve their chances of signing All-Star point guard Chris Paul to an extension. Los Angeles Times

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After living with uncertainty about their coach since the night the team was eliminated from the playoffs, the Celtics will hope to gain a better understanding today when Doc Rivers meets with Danny Ainge. According to a league source, Rivers hopes after that discussion to make his first public comments regarding his future since saying on May 3 that he was uncertain if he would be on the Celtics bench for the 2013-14 season. Boston Herald

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“I don’t know if anything will be decided (today) or if anything will be resolved,” said Ainge, the Celtics president of basketball operations. “I just know that I’m meeting with him.” Ainge did speak with Rivers by phone yesterday after the Clippers pulled away from the trade talks and both sides proclaimed the negotiations done. “It went good,” Ainge said of that conversation. Boston Herald

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"I'm going to play in the (Las Vegas) summer league," David Lighty said. "I just don't know for what team yet." News-Herald

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Chris Broussard: Source on Clips/Cs: "rt now talks are stalled...(but)never say anything is completely dead in NBA. But Clips not looking to revisit rt now." Twitter @Chris_Broussard

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While the Clippers appeared willing to give up center DeAndre Jordan and two first-round draft picks in exchange for Garnett and the right to sign Rivers,a person with knowledge of the deal said only one pick was made available to the Celtics. By the time the talks ended mid-day Tuesday, the Celtics were unclear of the specific sticking points in the negotiations and were simply told the Clippers no longer wanted to do any of the many deals that had been discussed. USA Today Sports

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Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge confirmed to the Globe that the proposed Celtics-Clippers blockbuster deal that would have sent both Doc Rivers and Kevin Garnett to the Clippers is, in fact, "dead." Boston Globe

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The Los Angeles Clippers have once again walked away from the bargaining table and just might be done with the talks to acquire Kevin Garnett and Doc Rivers from the Boston Celtics for good, sources said Tuesday morning. The teams have no plans to speak again, the sources said, and the Clippers are preparing to move on and hire a coach this week. ESPN.com

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Ken Berger: The Clippers informed the Celtics today they are pulling out of the Rivers-Garnett trade talks. "It just got to be too much," source said. Twitter @KBergCBS

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A league source confirmed to CSNNE.com that shipping DeAndre Jordan to Boston along with a first-round pick had been agreed upon by both teams. But the Celtics wanted an additional first-round pick because the Clippers rebuffed the C's initial request that Eric Bledsoe be included in the deal. CSNNE.com

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Brad Turner: The Clippers have called off the deal with the Celtics. Clippers executive said Celtics asking for too much, the Times told today. Twitter @BA_Turner

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Dan Woike: Sources confirm: Talks between Boston and Clippers have failed to result in a deal. Clippers moving on. Twitter @DanWoikeSports

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The Los Angeles Clippers have ended negotiations that would have netted them Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers and forward Kevin Garnett, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The person spoke to USA TODAY Sports on the condition of anonymity because of the private nature of the talks. USA Today Sports

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For the Los Angeles Clippers to bring Kevin Garnett and Doc Rivers to chase the franchise's first NBA championship, the price to complete a deal could come down to a willingness to include an additional first-round draft pick in the package to the Boston Celtics, league sources told Yahoo! Sports on Monday night. Yahoo! Sports

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After pushing for the Clippers to take back long-term contracts, the Celtics relented and have shown willingness to complete the deal for DeAndre Jordan and two first-round draft picks, sources said. The Clippers are willing to give the Celtics Jordan and one draft pick, but were resisting a second future pick, sources said. The two teams are planning to talk again on Tuesday morning, and the fragile negotiations could climax over the draft pick compensation, sources said. Yahoo! Sports

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The financial investment in this deal for Los Angeles is unprecedented for the franchise, and it could be giving it 11th-hour pause. The Clippers must pay a $3.5 million trade kicker on Jordan's contract and finalize an agreement with Rivers on a five-year deal worth approximately $35 million, league sources said. Yahoo! Sports

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