Clipper update:Randolph out

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The Clippers will be without Zach Randolph tonight against the Nets at Staples Center.

Randolph has been back in Indiana for his father’s funeral, and was expected to return in time to play against New Jersey. But he exchanged a series of text messages with Clippers Coach Mike Dunleavy and asked if he could delay his return to Los Angeles.

‘He was saying it was kind of rough, burying his dad yesterday and he wanted to know if he could come back later today and stay with his family a little bit,’ Dunleavy said shortly before game time. ‘Obviously we understand. That’s a tough one.’

-Lisa Dillman