The LA Clippers have continued to plug away at the season as they continue without stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. On Friday night, the team dropped to 25-26 with a loss to the Miami Heat, but Luke Kennard turned into a little bit of a Stephen Curry.

Kennard missed was in health and safety protocols for 18 days and missed nine consecutive games (including one for return to competition conditioning) from January 1st to the 17th. The team went 4-5 without Kennard, and the wins were ugly as the team struggled to find offense.

In his last three games, two of which were double-digit comeback victories, Kennard is averaging 21.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 4.0 three-pointers per game.

With the Clippers failing to get Paul George to the All-Star Game as a starter, fans are starting to wonder who can represent them at All-Star Weekend. One candidate to do so is Luke Kennard. Head coach Tyronn Lue wants to see him there.

“I think he'd do great,” Lue said. “I think if he goes and you know, he's able to do it. I think to win a three-point shooting contest would give him a lot more confidence coming back to the team. We stay on Luke about turning down shots and I learn a lot, you know, from Spo, what he did to Duncan Robinson, every time he turned down a shot, they'll take him out of the game, you know, so his job is to shoot the basketball and if he's turning down shots, it's going to be tough for him to really be on the floor. So we need him taking those shots.”

Entering Saturday afternoon, Luke Kennard is tied with Eric Gordon for best three-point shooting percentage in the NBA, minimum 200 three-point attempts. He's made at least one three-pointer in all 41 appearances for the Clippers this season, including eight games with at least five three-pointers.

Luke Kennard, who hails from Middletown, Ohio, would be participating in the highly-anticipated All-Star festivities in his home state.

“Yeah, that’d be really cool,” Luke Kennard said on if he'd like to be in the three-point contest. “We’ll see. Especially being back in Ohio, it’d be a pretty cool thing to do. Back home, friends and family. I know a lot would go. But we’ll see.

“I'm just focused on what we got going on right now, and just trying to get better with the guys.”

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry is a two-time three-point champion, having won the award in 2015 and 2021. He'll be as tough as the rest of the field, but it should make for one very interesting matchup.

The Clippers have just two games remaining on their eight-game road trip: a back-to-back set against the Charlotte Hornets and Indiana Pacers. Kennard will more than likely not start those games, but he will remain a key figure in the Clippers' rotation.