Clippers suffer another blow as Kawhi Leonard joins Paul George on injured list for Suns series
Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard was dominated out of the group’s NBA playoff recreation in opposition to Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns with a sprained proper knee.
The Clippers confirmed Leonard could be sidelined in an official damage report and the Los Angeles Times, quoting an unnamed supply, stated it was unclear whether or not Leonard could be able to return for recreation 4.
Leonard reportedly aggravated the knee through the Clippers 115-110 victory over the Suns in recreation one of many best-of-seven Western Conference first-round playoff sequence.
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He scored 38 factors in that recreation because the Clippers stole house courtroom benefit from the Suns.
He performed by way of the damage in recreation two, scoring 31 factors with eight rebounds seven assists and three steals within the 123-109 defeat that levelled the sequence at 1-1.
The lack of Leonard, who was twice named NBA Finals MVP in profitable NBA titles with the San Antonio Spurs and Toronto Raptors, is a crushing blow for a Clippers group that doesn’t count on to have star Paul George again from a sprained proper knee for the primary spherical.
The Los Angeles Times reported the damage is unrelated to the torn proper knee ligament Leonard suffered in 2021, which triggered him to overlook a yr.
He performed 52 of 82 video games this season because the Clippers managed his return from damage.
