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.
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...
Kawhi Leonard is dealing with right knee inflammation that sidelined him
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...
All-Star forward will not play in Game 1 of the Western Conference quarterfinals against the on Sunday , Clippers coach Clippers coach Tyronn Lue told reporters before the game. Leonard last played on March 31 on the road against the , missing the last eight games on the schedule. Advertisement Leonard’s next opportunity to play will be Game 2 in Los Angeles on Tuesday night. Leonard, a two-time Finals MVP, is coming off of one of his best seasons after returning to All-Star status for the...
Kawhi Leonard had yet to do on-court work as of Thursday, leaving his
Clippers president Lawrence Frank spoke to reporters ahead of L.A.'s Game 4
It's still unclear if Leonard will play at any point versus the Mavericks
Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard has been ruled out of Sunday’s Game 4 of a first-round series against the Dallas Mavericks because of right knee inflammation.
In what feels like a toss-up first-round series against Dallas, the Los
Kawhi Leonard will play on Tuesday as the Los Angeles Clippers take on the
Leonard missed the last eight games of the regular season and Game 1