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After months of waiting, Norman Powell has finally returned to the Clippers lineup and he’s excited. Powell sees a championship squad in his team, but specifically one that he was already on before – the 2019 Toronto Raptors. “We’ve got a lot of firepower,” Powell said. “It kind of reminds me of the Raptors team …

LOS ANGELES — Kawhi Leonard blew by Royce O’Neale and took off down the lane before throwing down an explosive one-handed dunk all over Utah Jazz center Derrick Favors. Leonard’s powerful second-quarter slam put the exclamation point on a first half that saw the LA Clippers lead by as many as 29 points before evening …

The Los Angeles Clippers dominated the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night, 106-81, to even their best-of-seven series at 2-2. After dropping both games in Los Angeles, the Clippers faced all sorts of criticism from fans and media alike but they have responded in the best way possible by taking back homecourt advantage.  Kawhi Leonard was …

Kawhi Leonard will not be suiting up for Sunday night’s matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers, as he is dealing with a left lower leg contusion. The news came as a last-minute scratch. The Clippers will now be without both of their All-Stars, as Paul George will also miss the game while he continues to recover …

The Lakers have their Big Three. DeMarcus Cousins on Saturday agreed to a one-year deal with the Lakers, where the oft-injured center will team up with LeBron James and Anthony Davis, according to ESPN. The Heat also had interest in Cousins, who played just 38 games total with the Warriors last season, including the playoffs, …

The Los Angeles Lakers came to terms on a contract with Jared Dudley on Tuesday, and the nearly 34-year-old forward is already prepared to get to work on publicly recruiting Kawhi Leonard to join him in L.A. When asked how a theoretical big three of Leonard, Anthony Davis and LeBron James would compare to other …

The opening day was crazy, and while the second didn’t provide that same bang, it still kept us on the edge of our seats. Kawhi Leonard is probably the last max player left on the market, and we’re all waiting with bated breath for what’ll probably be the most consequential decision of the free agency. …

After the Lakers navigated their way to $32 million in cap space, all the talk has been about whether they should spend that money on one max player or split it between multiple role players to fill out a deeper team. Clearly, the Lakers are going for the big fish, and with Kyrie Irving and …

The last time a meeting with a free agent felt so critical to the Lakers’ future, the franchise’s incumbent superstar ignored his bosses’ request that he dress for the boardroom and rolled in wearing a can’t-be-bothered ensemble of gym shorts, a T-shirt and gold chain. Kobe Bryant then proceeded to make it perfectly clear to …

12:11 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close NBA Senior NBA Insider Joined ESPN in 2017 Host of The Woj Pod Ramona Shelburne Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Free-agent stars Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard have been discussing scenarios that could include a future with …