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Clippers center Serge Ibaka undergoes season-ending back surgery

When Serge Ibaka accompanied the Clippers to Dallas earlier this month to watch the sixth game of their first-round playoff series, it raised hope that the 31-year-old center who had battled back from injuries might be available to play again in the postseason.

Instead, with the Clippers returning to Los Angeles having lost Games 1 and 2 of their second-round series to top-seeded Utah, there will be no playoff comeback for Ibaka, the prized free-agent signing of the team’s last offseason. The 6-foot-10 Ibaka will miss the remainder of the postseason after undergoing successful back surgery Thursday in Los Angeles, the team announced.