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The Clippers' confounding incompetence in recent weeks has obscured a major development unfolding in plain sight.

The Clippers began this season believing their depth and talent would put them in a class apart within the Western Conference.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Los Angeles Clippers guard Norman Powell arrived at Golden 1 Center before Friday night’s tipoff against the Sacramento Kings with his left arm still in a sling, a day after injuring his shoulder while reaching out to stop a would-be Golden State rebounder.

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LOS ANGELES — Kawhi Leonard called it "ridiculous."

LOS ANGELES — When the Clippers signed Russell Westbrook this week, coach Tyronn Lue said he wasn't expecting miracles from the nine-time All-Star and future Hall of Famer. The Clippers, Lue said, "want Russ to be Russ."

The modern-day uptick in team-switching has made for less of the classic rivalries that defined previous eras. But matchups like Zion v Ja and Celtics v Bucks are bursting with promise

LOS ANGELES — White AirPods in his ears, his gaze locked onto the Sacramento highlights playing on a locker-room television, Russell Westbrook bobbed his head Friday night at a locker a few feet down the Crypto.com Arena hallway from his old one.

LOS ANGELES — Russell Westbrook entered his career's latest chapter Wednesday through a side door of the Clippers' practice facility, taking a seat on a podium surrounded by more cameras and microphones than have shown up at the Playa Vista headquarters in five months.

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DALLAS — As teammates on the court, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are now 0-3, having registered losses to Sacramento, Minnesota and Team Giannis. The latter isn’t so relevant other than the chasm between Irving’s 32-point All-Star performance and Luka’s 4-point night being curious.