The Los Angeles Clippers are hopeful to get a first-time NBA All-Star by the name of Norman Powell following a strong start to the year.

The Los Angeles Clippers rule Kawhi Leonard out, with James Harden's injury status uncertain ahead of their matchup vs. the Boston Celtics.

Clippers' blowout win over Portland shows they can compete without Kawhi Leonard. With Norman Powell stepping up, should they prioritize Leonard’s cautious

Clippers are holding Kawhi Leonard out on front end of back-to-back tomorrow vs Celtics, and Ivica Zubac (eye) also is not ready to return. All of James Harden, Norman Powell, Kris

Russell Westbrook and Paul George have since departed, joining the Denver Nuggets and Philadelphia 76ers, respectively. When Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue announced ahead of this season that small forward Kawhi Leonard would be sidelined for a significant amount of time due to injury management, many fans prepared for the worst.

Norman Powell scored 27 points, but the Clippers struggled with their shooting and couldn't overcome the absences of Kawhi Leonard and Ivica Zubac in a loss.

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Norman Powell scored 22 points, James Harden had a double-double and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 116-102.

Despite being down their four best players – James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, Norman Powell, and Ivica Zubac – on Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Clippers nearly upset the Boston Celtics (they ...

LA Clippers report that Kawhi Leonard is ready to return to action tomorrow vs Lakers after being held out of second night of back-to-back at Portland Thursday night But James Harden

Given the opportunity to become a starter, the 6-foot-4 guard of 10 seasons has helped the Clippers to fifth place in the West with a breakout effort.

Kawhi Leonard had one of his best games since returning from a knee injury, scoring 19 points in limited minutes during the Clippers' win over the Lakers.