The situation around Kawhi Leonard has become rare again. When we were all happy to see him playing at his best level, a sprained right knee, which he suffered in Game 1 and worsened in Game 2 against Phoenix, has sidelined him from recent games, including the one that can eliminate the Clippers this coming morning.
The situation is what it is. The two-time Finals MVP is injured and unable to play. However, there have been no shortage of voices that have pointed out that it is Leonard himself who does not want to make the effort to be on the floor, feeding on what already happened in his day at San Antonio Spurs and the lack of clarity with his injuries. , the latter being something that has already happened in the same way as a Clippers player.
Faced with such noise, Tyronn Lue has seen fit to come out in defense of his player. He head coach of the Angelenos makes it clear that his pupil is not in condition to play.
“He’s definitely hurt. This is not load management where you take time off. He has shown in his past that he has played through injuries in the playoffs. If it’s something you can’t get over, then it has to be pretty serious. We’re not talking about him sitting down due to load management or being tired or anything like that. It’s real. What they say from the outside, who cares», he expresses.
If with Leonard on the field the Clippers had a difficult time beating the Phoenix Suns, without him it seems to be impossible. They have lost the 34.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 6 assists that their star averaged in the first two games and now it is their turn to go to Arizona with a 3-1 down…
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2023-04-25 09:00:00
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