Kawhi Leonard will play on Tuesday as the Los Angeles Clippers take on the
Leonard participated in a quarter of practice Tuesday, according to Ty Lue
The All-Star forward missed the final eight games of the regular season and Sunday’s Game 1 victory over Dallas with inflammation in his surgically repaired knee.
The All-Star forward missed the final eight games of the regular season and Sunday’s Game 1 victory over Dallas with inflammation in his surgically repaired knee.
The All-Star forward missed the final eight games of the regular season and Sunday’s Game 1 victory over Dallas with inflammation in his surgically repaired knee.
With the NBA playoffs getting underway, it is time for the annual tradition of Kawhi Leonard health updates with the Los Angeles Clippers and questions about how far Luka Doncic can take the Dallas Mavericks. In a matchup of teams desperate to make their mark on the postseason after recent disappointments, one will be headed home early as the host Clippers and Mavericks begin their best-of-seven first-round series on Sunday. Leonard again is dealing with knee issues, with inflammation keeping...
Kawhi Leonard slowly walked onto the American Airlines Center court past the media and over towards where Paul George was talking to Clippers coach Tyronn Lue. Leonard tapped Lue on the hand and kept walking until he disappeared out of sight. A few minutes later, Leonard reappeared, sitting in a chair to put on his sneakers to get ready for practice. It was not going to be a contact practice, but it was another step towards helping Leonard get his game back in gear. Lue said Leonard didn’t have...
Day 3 of the continuing injury update regarding Kawhi Leonard brought in Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank to explain more details and to tell the media that his All-Star forward will be listed as “questionable” for Game 1 of the playoffs Sunday against the Dallas Mavericks. Leonard, who missed the last eight games of the season, has had swelling in the knee that has prevented him from participating in full-contact practice for the Clippers’ first-round series. “Kawhi...
Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard is considered questionable to
As coach Ty Lue prepared his Clippers this week to face the Dallas Mavericks in the playoffs Sunday, he was asked if part of his game plan included not having Kawhi Leonard in Game 1. “No, I’m preparing for him, to have him on the court,” Lue said before practice Wednesday. That was the strongest statement Lue has made yet about Leonard’s availability, even though it wasn't a full declaration that his star would play in the first game of the first-round best-of-seven series. Leonard missed the...
Kawhi Leonard eased his way onto the American Airlines Center court Saturday afternoon, his sneakers in hand and a thin white device on his swollen right knee that has left the Clippers’ best player listed as questionable for Game 4 on Sunday. Lawrence Frank, the Clippers’ president of basketball operations, made his way over and sat next to Leonard for a chat. Leonard bent over to tie his shoes, got up and walked over for a short talk with Clippers coach Tyronn Lue. Leonard then grabbed a...
In a game that became testy in the fourth quarter, the health of Kawhi Leonard was paramount for the Clippers. Leonard was listed as questionable with right knee inflammation for Game 3, and though he started Friday night, he rarely looked sharp during the Clippers’ 101-90 loss to the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center. Leonard, who was in and out of the game, departed for the final time with 4:09 left and the Clippers down by 15 points. He played 25 minutes and produced nine points,...