During a recent appearance on NBA Today, Powell was asked by host Malika Andrews if he ever doubted his ability to perform consistently at his current level. Powell responded confidently, stating, “I never doubted it. For me, I’m a winning player.”

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.

Charlotte and Los Angeles face off in non-conference action. The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.

Kawhi Leonard and Norman Powell had 27 points each and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied to beat the San Antonio Spurs 128-116 on Wednesday night.

The Charlotte Hornets (12-32) host the Los Angeles Clippers (27-20) for a Friday night matchup from the Spectrum Center. Charlotte is reeling from a 104-83 defe

James Harden had 17 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds for his 79th career triple-double, and the Los Angeles Clippers led all the way in routing the NBA-worst Washington Wizards 110-93.

Norman Powell helps spur a late Clippers run, but Devin Booker and Kevin Durant help the Phoenix Suns hold on for a 111-109 victory.

LOS ANGELES ... shown just how much of a mistake that is. Norman Powell made waves throughout the NBA on media day, but not in the way that the Clippers’ new slogan suggests.

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

Improvement in the NBA is tricky to categorize — and even harder to compare when three players have improved in three different ways. Cade Cunningham, Norman Powell and Tyler Hero are currently the leaders for the NBA's Most Improved Player... and each has taken a drastically different path to get here.

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.