{"id":603593,"date":"2026-02-14T23:39:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T23:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/603593\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T23:39:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T23:39:13","slug":"norman-powell-gets-incredible-ovation-from-crowd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/603593\/","title":{"rendered":"Norman Powell gets incredible ovation from crowd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/tag\/nba-all-star-game\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA All-Star Game<\/a> weekend witnessed <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/players\/b75f097e\/norman-powell\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Norman Powell<\/a> receive the loudest cheers. Right in front of his former fanbase via the <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/los-angeles-clippers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Clippers<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/miami-heat\/heat-news-norman-powell-advocates-for-contract-extension-perfect-fit-for-me\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Now with the Miami Heat<\/a>, Powell came in helping represent the Eastern Conference talent inside the Intuit Dome.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Clippers fans showed him love via the famed scoreboard wall right before firing off threes.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cNorman Powell, Norman Powell.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Wall was showing lots of love to former Clipper Norman Powell before his opening round \ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAAllStar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@NBAAllStar<\/a>) <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EWcV3btEp4\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/EWcV3btEp4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClutchPoints\/status\/2022803404247183495?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Did Powell, though, make the final cut into the three-point competition championship round?<\/p>\n<p>The ex-Clippers star didn&#8217;t make it to the final three. Devin Booker, Kon Knueppel and Damian Lillard advanced on. But again, Powell became the closest thing to a LAC representative for the annual contest during all-star weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Norman Powell delivered rise after Clippers exit<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3703026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Norman-Powell-Heat.jpg\" alt=\"Norman Powell speaks during interviews at media day at Intuit Dome.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"  \/>William Liang-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Powell became a fan favorite for the Clippers for four seasons \u2014 lining up for the team from 2021 to 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/miami-heat\/heat-news-how-norman-powell-being-an-all-star-this-season-completes-the-story\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">But he&#8217;s a first-time NBA All-Star for the Heat<\/a> at 32 years of age. His journey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/sports\/nba\/miami-heat\/article314690587.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">has grown into one of the feel good stories<\/a> of this annual event.<\/p>\n<p>Powell delivered all-star caliber production during his time in Southern California. That included producing two seasons of surpassing the 20-point mark. But unfortunately he became a notable snub for the 2021-22 and 2024-25 voting process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think this completes the story,\u201d Powell said via The Miami Herald. \u201cI think it\u2019s like something that you can\u2019t even write down or think of. It wasn\u2019t like, \u2018Oh, the All-Star Game is in L.A. Now I\u2019m definitely trying to make it.\u2019 I think it just happens that way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now he&#8217;s become embraced back in one of his past NBA homes.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The NBA All-Star Game weekend witnessed Norman Powell receive the loudest cheers. 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