 Lankford tripled in the fourth, doubled in the fifth, and singled in the sixth of an 11-2 victory. The last player to hit for the cycle was the Houston Astros' Jose Altuve against the Boston Red Sox in August of 2023. Paul George and Klay Thompson, among the household NBA names, will be playing elsewhere next season. George will not return to the L.A. Clippers after contract talks between the 34-year-old star and his hometown team remain too far apart, the Clippers said in a statement Sunday.