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.

Defensive Player of the Year…” Shams: “Do you agree Wemby’s gonna get it?” AD: “I feel like the narrative is being pushed

At the halfway point of their season, the Los Angeles Clippers have exceeded preseason expectations. That is doubly true knowing that Kawhi Leonard missed each of their first 34 games and has only appeared in five thus far.

Anthony Davis did not hold back after the Los Angeles Lakers' frustrating 116-102 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers at the newly opened Intuit Dome. Davis pointed to defensive lapses and a lack of consistency as critical factors in the defeat,

Norman Powell scored 22 points ... James had 25 points and 11 assists and Rui Hachimura added 19 points. Anthony Davis had 16 points and 10 rebounds in his return after missing a game with ...

The versatile guard is named to the Western Conference reserves; teammate Norman Powell is not despite averaging a team-best 24 points per game.

Regular viewers of “Inside the NBA” are well aware that Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal do not necessarily agree on a lot of things. On Thursday, however, they were in alignment regarding what they saw as a glaring All-Star snub.

TNT studio analysts Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal agreed Los Angeles Clippers guard Norman Powell was worthy of an All-Star selection. Johnson then turned the conversation to Sabonis.

Coaches selected the reserves after the 10 names for the starters pool were announced last week through a combination of fan voting (50%), media voting (25%) and active player voting (25%).

Wembanyama becomes only the fourth Spurs player to make the All-Star Game in his first or second season. The others: Alvin Robertson in 1986, David Robinson in 1990 and 1991, and Tim Duncan in 1998.

Domantas Sabonis is The Biggest Snub What is a snub? A snub is a guy that can't get no love from ... the voting panel for the NBA All-Star Game. Maybe a handful of you understood that joke. But it is true.