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[unable to retrieve full-text content]NBA Playoffs: Mavericks even series despite return of Clippers star Kawhi Leonard  Yahoo Sports Source link

Kawhi Leonard has dealt with injuries throughout his Clippers career. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) The Los Angeles Clippers are holding their breath on Kawhi Leonard. The six-time All-Star exited Tuesday’s game with what the team called thoracic spasms, per ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk. Leonard did not play at all in the second quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves and was seen walking away from the Clippers locker room in street clothes. He was later reported to have left Crypto.com… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Gregg Popovich grabs arena mic, pleads with Spurs fans to stop booing Kawhi Leonard mid-game  Yahoo Sports Source link

PHOENIX — Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard is ahead of schedule in his rehab from a torn right ACL and a return to action this season is within reach, league sources told Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes as he relayed on TNT Thursday night. Leonard has amped up his workload in recent weeks and is looking stronger and stronger, sources said. Heading into Thursday’s game against the Phoenix Suns, the Clippers are 19-19, positioned eighth in the Western Conference standings. Multiple players… Source link

The Clippers reached the Western Conference finals for the first time in franchise history last season. If they want to make it back to that playoff round again, they will have to collectively replace the production of their best player. Kawhi Leonard will be sidelined indefinitely after undergoing surgery in July to repair a partial tear of the ACL in his right knee. Leonard may be able to rejoin the rotation at some point during the 2021-22 season, but Paul George and Co. will be… Source link

A right knee sprain will keep Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard from playing in the series-tilting Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinals set with the Utah Jazz, his team confirmed on Wednesday. The Clippers announced no timetable for Leonard’s return. News of Leonard’s injury first emerged from ESPN’s Brian Windhorst and Ramona Shelburne, who reported early Wednesday morning that the right knee could keep the All-NBA forward out for the rest of the series. Leonard appeared to… Source link

Welcome to the Yahoo Sports NBA playoff tracker, your daily one-stop shop for all the latest game results from each NBA playoff series. Here’s a look at Sunday’s games. It took until Game 7, but Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers finally won a playoff game at Staples Center this season. The Clippers, thanks to a 28-point performance from Leonard and a massive run to close out the third quarter, finished off the Dallas Mavericks 126-111 to win the series 4-3 and advance to the Western… Source link

The Los Angeles Clippers live to fight another day. Behind another transcendent performance from Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers defeated the Dallas Mavericks 104-97 on Friday to stave off elimination and force a Game 7. Leonard, who was averaging 30.4 points per game in the series entering Friday, tied a playoff career high with 45 points (18-of-25 shooting, 5-of-9 from deep) with six rebounds and three assists. That included this dagger: That was Leonard’s biggest moment of the night, until he… Source link

We’re now two years removed from Kawhi Leonard’s decision to leave the Toronto Raptors after capturing the franchise’s first title and join the Los Angeles Clippers in pursuit of a championship in L.A.  Those aspirations haven’t exactly gone as planned. Despite tying their first round series 2-2 on the road against the Dallas Mavericks, the Clippers are (once again) on the brink of elimination after losing Game 5 on their home court Thursday night. To make matters worse, Kawhi and his… Source link

The Los Angeles Clippers followed up their win over the Lakers on opening night with another strong effort against a Western Conference contender on Christmas Day. But they lost Kawhi Leonard along the way. The Clippers improved to 2-0 with a 121-108 win over the Denver Nuggets Friday, capping an NBA holiday slate with the fifth double-digit margin of victory in five games. They held on for the win after losing Leonard, who was left bloodied and laying on the court after teammate Serge Ibaka… Source link