Coming off a hard-fought first-round series against the defending champion Denver Nuggets, the Los Angeles Clippers enter the offseason at a crossroads—managing star-level ambitions while trying to maintain long-term financial flexibility.
As the Clippers went into the 2025 trade deadline, it was clear that an upgrade was needed for the bench. The starting lineup did much of the heavy lifting with Norman Powell ascending into a new role, James Harden putting up All-Star numbers, and Kawhi Leonard easing back into rhythm.
Clippers guard James Harden, who holds a $36.3MM player option for the 2025/26 season, is “trending toward” declining that option, league sources tell Michael Scotto of HoopsHype.
An NBA player has come off of the bench to score 20 or more points in a Finals game on 41 occasions in league history. How many of the players to do it can you name in six minutes?
The LA Clippers just suffered another first round exit from the NBA Playoffs. Last winning a series in 2021, the Clippers have advanced beyond the first round just twice in the six seasons since signing Kawhi Leonard in 2019.
The Los Angeles Clippers have some appealing options they can send out in trades as they attempt to reshape their roster this offseason. They have a couple of scorers on expiring deals.
Former Toronto Raptors guard Norman Powell is a player who has spread his wings since leaving Canada. This season was a career year for Powell, putting up 21.8 points on 48.4 percent from the field and 41.8 percent from 3-point range.
In 2019, the Toronto Raptors brought home their first NBA Championship after defeating the reigning two-time champion Golden State Warriors in six games.
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Former Toronto Raptors champions Norman Powell and Kawhi Leonard found themselves in a Game 7. Now, as a part of the Los Angeles Clippers, Leonard and Powell were in a thrilling first-round matchup with the Denver Nuggets.
James Harden had a huge first half to help the Los Angeles Clippers hang with the Denver Nuggets in Game 6. He and the Clippers avoided elimination with second-half help from Norman Powell, Kawhi Leonard — and Russell Westbrook.
Arguably the best first-round series of the 2025 NBA Playoffs could be reaching its breaking point Thursday night, as the Denver Nuggets hold a 3-2 lead over the Los Angeles Clippers.
After dropping Game 1 at Ball Arena, the LA Clippers evened their first round series with the Denver Nuggets on Monday night. Securing a 105-102 victory in Game 2, LA grabbed home court advantage heading into the first-ever playoff game at Intuit Dome.
In a tight NBA playoff series, teams can't afford to make mistakes in the clutch. The Nuggets made a series of them in Game 2 against the Clippers.
Tempers flared late Monday during Game 2 of the Denver Nuggets-Los Angeles Clippers first-round series. The Clippers led the Nuggets 68-66 with about five minutes left in the third quarter at Ball Arena in Denver, Colo.
The Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers are locked in a tough first-round series. In the third quarter of Game 2, that tension turned into a physical confrontation.
The book is closed on the 2024-25 NBA regular season. After the Play-In tournament, we’ll head into the most exciting time of the year: The playoffs! It was a great season.
Very few people had any expectations out of the LA Clippers when the season began. Most believed they wouldn't even be in the play-in team and would be a lottery team to feed the Oklahoma City Thunder a solid draft pick.
The Clippers are aiming to keep a pretty good thing going, as they’ve benefitted from good health and their fair share of home games. But things are about to toughen up.
Clippers wing Norman Powell will be available for Sunday’s game against the Hornets in Los Angeles, head coach Tyronn Lue told reporters.
Clippers guard/forward Norman Powell is facing another injury setback after suffering a hamstring strain during his brief return to action on Sunday. Powell, who had missed five games due to left knee tendinopathy, played just nine minutes before leaving the game.
After missing five games due to a left knee injury (patellar tendinopathy), Clippers wing Norman Powell lasted just nine minutes in his return on Sunday before exiting the game due to a right leg injury.
The Los Angeles Clippers are coming off back-to-back losses to the Los Angeles Clippers last Friday and Sunday, respectively. Clippers guard Norman Powell did not see action in the first of that two meetings due to a knee issue.
Norman Powell made his return to the Clippers last night, earlier than he was projected to after sustaining a knee injury three weeks ago. Powell returned to play against the Lakers, but things did not go his or the Clippers' way.
The LA Clippers broke a three-game losing streak on Wednesday night with a win over the Chicago Bulls, but their skid worried many fans. The Clippers have moved to 32-26 on the season, but their 1-3 record in the past four games can mainly be attributed to one injury.
The Los Angeles Clippers plan to have a shorthanded roster for Monday’s game against the Detroit Pistons. Norman Powell has found himself remaining on the injury report once again.
Norman Powell will always be a key figure in Toronto Raptors history. The former NBA champion was a strong contributor off the bench for one of the most underrated teams in league history: the 2019 Raptors.
Los Angeles Clippers guard Norman Powell is off to a great start this season, and it could be even better if he played against the Denver Nuggets more often.
The media has continued to write off the Clippers' chances of success in the upcoming season, citing the loss of Paul George and Kawhi Leonard's prolonged injury issues as potential death knells.
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