The Clippers survived. They survived the absence of their best player. They survived a late-game onslaught by the visitors. They won their postseason opener Sunday, taking down the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series, but they didn’t make a statement or prove a point in a 109-97 victory at Crypto.com Arena. They survived. As well as James Harden played in the first half, as big as Paul George came up in a two-minute stretch midway through the fourth...
Kawhi Leonard, who has been struggling with knee inflammation, will not play in Game 1 of the Los Angeles Clippers series against the Dallas Mavericks.
Kawhi Leonard will play on Tuesday as the Los Angeles Clippers take on the
The team’s 32-year-old leading man is trying to manage the effects of knee inflammation while trying to ramp up to something resembling his six-time All-Star self, but he looked more like a decoy in their Game 3 loss to the Mavericks.
The team’s 32-year-old leading man is trying to manage the effects of knee inflammation while trying to ramp up to something resembling his six-time All-Star self, but he looked more like a decoy in their Game 3 loss to the Mavericks.
The team’s 32-year-old leading man is trying to manage the effects of knee inflammation while trying to ramp up to something resembling his six-time All-Star self, but he looked more like a decoy in their Game 3 loss to the Mavericks.
Kawhi Leonard rusty in Game 2 return for Clippers. Not surprisingly, Kawhi
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.
Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard was ruled out for Game 1 of Sunday's first-round playoff series against the visiting Dallas Mavericks with inflammation in his right knee. The injury forced Leonard out of the Clippers' final eight regular-season games and continues a trend of knee issues keeping the two-time NBA champion out of recent playoff series. Knee injuries knocked Leonard out of the 2021 and 2023 playoffs, with the Clippers quickly eliminated after his departures. When 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...