The Clippers Just Met Norman Powell, But They’ll Miss Him – Orange County Register

LOS ANGELES – The Clippers suffered another body blow on Sunday with the news that newly acquired guard Norman Powell will join All-Stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George injured on the sidelines, none of them. there are dates back to talk about.

Powell broken sesamoid bone in the middle left foot in the third round of the Clippers’ loss to the Mavericks on Thursday night in Dallas. According to the research team, the current treatment plan is non-surgical.

Coach Tyronn Lue – who chuckled Monday when asked if he feels like a mad scientist as he constantly has to experiment with new squads this season – said he He doesn’t rule out a return for Powell this season, though he can’t offer any kind of definite prognosis.

However, limitless hope? It’s correct.

“Hopefully,” Lue said. “I’m not really sure, but hopefully so.”

Another certainty: The Clippers will be without Powell, even though the 6-foot-3 San Diegan has played only three games for them.

“It really leaves a void, because now you lose Justise Winslow, Eric Bledsoe, who you traded him for, along with Keon Johnson,” Lue said, noting the players the Clippers sent. go (along with a second round pick in 2025) to Powell and Robert Covington. ”

Besides that, the Clippers love what Powell gives them to start his tenure with the team; he is averaging 21 points and 4 assists while scoring 47.6% overall.

“Ever since he’s been here, he’s been giving us great downhill attacks, direct, quick decisions, to the free-throw line and he’s scored with ease,” said Lue. . “So we’re definitely going to miss that.”

On Monday night against the Golden State Warriors — the team went into the game with the second-best record in the NBA — Lue’s Clippers were also absent from Luke Kennard, who came out with what the team characterized as a sore left ankle (and may also be heartbreaking for Homeland Ohio after the Cincinnati Bengals’ Super Bowl loss).

Lue said he expects that Rodney Hood — acquired at the trading deadline last week alongside Semi Ojeleye, who is attending Crypto.com Arena — will get some playing time for the short-handed Clippers against the Warriors.

“Rodney will have a chance to play tonight,” Lue said before tipoff. “We came across a number of plays today so Shaun Fein and Jeremy Castleberry did an excellent job of trying to prepare him. Just pretty much the initial attack. I wouldn’t really think he would know a lot of things in the first half, but he will take his chances and opportunities to play so we’ll see what happens. ”

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Lue and Kennard were both part of the Clippers team at SoFi Stadium for Sunday’s big game, where home team won, 23-20. Leonard and George were present, as were Terance Mann, Nicolas Batum and Powell.

Lue – a Missouri native and a “longtime” Rams fan – described the Super Bowl experience as “unbelievable”.