Snow leads to delayed arrival for Rivers, 2 Clippers starters

CHICAGO -- The LA Clippers were running late, very late.

The third bus that held Clippers coach Doc Rivers, two starters and others arrived to the United Center at 6:30 p.m. CT -- a half-hour before the scheduled 7 p.m. tipoff against the Chicago Bulls.

Freezing temperatures and snow blanketed Chicago on Friday, causing the Clippers' two-mile drive from the Peninsula Hotel in downtown Chicago to turn into an 1-hour, 45-minute minute excursion.

According to the team, the first bus left for the arena at 4 p.m., the second left at 4:30 and the third left and 5 p.m. The second bus arrived at 6:20 p.m. and the third bus followed ten minutes later. Avery Bradley, Marcin Gortat and Lou Williams were…