Will two-time NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard, these days perhaps the third-most lethal man on the L.A. Clippers behind its breakout backcourt of James Harden and Norman Powell, suit up against the tanking Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday?

The Trail Blazers have already fielded many calls about the guys they have on their roster. Jerami Grant and Robert Williams III have been the two players generating the most buzz. Another player who opposing teams have been interested in is Anfernee Simons, The young guard has been looked at as a target for multiple other teams.

Kawhi Leonard has been ruled out of the LA Clippers game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday. The two-time NBA champion was in action when the Clippers created history by recording the biggest margin of victory in franchise history on Wednesday.

Clippers are holding Kawhi Leonard out on front end of back-to-back tomorrow vs Celtics, and Ivica Zubac (eye) also is not ready to return. All of James Harden, Norman Powell, Kris

Full injury report for the Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers heading into their Jan. 16 matchup.

Kawhi Leonard was back on the LA Clippers lineup on Sunday night against the LA Lakers. Leonard missed the Clippers' previous game on Jan.

Norman Powell scores 23 points, James Harden adds 19 and the Clippers follow up their 59-point blowout win by holding Portland to 37% shooting in a 118-89 road win.

Clippers' blowout win over Portland shows they can compete without Kawhi Leonard. With Norman Powell stepping up, should they prioritize Leonard’s cautious

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Kawhi Leonard may have returned earlier this month, but on Wednesday night against the Brooklyn Nets, he made his true return to the basketball court. On Wednesday, Leonard put up 23 points, 2 rebounds,

Kawhi Leonard may have returned earlier this ... Unfortunately, Leonard won't be taking the floor tonight against the Portland Trail Blazers due to the game being a back-to-back.

The 59-point win by the Clippers marked the largest in the franchise’s 55-year history, and the largest out of the 597 games played in the NBA this season. It was also the worst loss in the 58-year history of the Nets, a franchise that entered the NBA in 1976 and started in 1967 in the ABA.