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Norman Powell Calls Out NBA For Lakers Favoritism

LA Clippers swingman Norman Powell called out the league for only posting Lakers highlights

Joey Linn

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It's no secret that certain teams drive more social media traction than others. The Los Angeles Lakers are certainly one of the teams that generates the most social media interactions. While true, major media outlets have frequently leaned entirely into Lakers coverage, even despite the team's poor play. After the Clippers' win over the Lakers on Friday night, Norman Powell called the NBA out on this.

With the Clippers defeating the Lakers for the 6th-straight time, and the 3rd-straight time this season, they continued their prolonged success over their hallway rivals. While big plays from Luke Kennard, Marcus Morris, Robert Covington and others were prevalent all night, one would have no idea the Clippers even won the game if they simply went to the NBA's official Instagram page. Of the four highlights posted from that game on the NBA's Instagram account, all four were of the Lakers.

While just recently joining the Clippers, Norman Powell took exception to the blatant favoritism. Dropping a comment under the league's account that asked where the Clippers highlights were, Powell was certainly curious why the winning team got no recognition from the NBA's official account.

The Clippers are used to receiving little recognition from the league and those who cover it, so this recent instance is nothing new. They will gladly take their wins over the Lakers, in exchange for social media posts.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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