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.
Clippers star Kawhi Leonard will play in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks tonight, his first game in three weeks. The All-Star forward has missed nine consecutive games, including Game 1, because of inflammation in his surgically repaired right knee. LOS ANGELES — Word began to filter through the hallways of Crypto.com Arena late Tuesday afternoon.
“He’s done all the necessary things he has to do to get on the floor,” Coach Tyronn Lue said before tipoff. “He’s checked every box and the medical done a great job just making sure he checks those boxes. We could never put a guy on the floor who is not ready to go, so he’s ready to go. “ about a future Hall of Famer,” Kidd said. “He’s one basketball IQ is high, so he’s gotta be accounted for on both ends, defensively and offensively, no matter how long he’s been out.Lue said he expects that Leonard will not be as sharp as he was throughout the regular season, when he was averaging a team-high 23.7 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists.
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