DALLAS — Kawhi Leonard has been listed as questionable to play in Sport 4 in opposition to the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday, the LA Clippers introduced.
Leonard is coping with irritation in his surgically repaired proper knee, an damage that saved him out for 22 days earlier than he returned and logged 35 minutes in Sport 2.
After gutting out 25 minutes and ending with 9 factors and 9 rebounds within the Clippers’ 101-90 loss in Sport 4 on Friday night time, Leonard revealed that the irritation in his knee didn’t reply the best way he had hoped after Sport 2.
“He is simply nonetheless coping with the irritation and the swelling,” coach Ty Lue mentioned earlier than observe Saturday. “So we’re monitoring it. Obtained therapy final night time. Obtained therapy this morning. Proceed to get therapy tonight.
“Proper now he is questionable going into Sport 4.
“I believe simply doing what’s proper by him. Speaking to the medical workers. Speaking to him, seeing how he is feeling and simply going from there.”
Lue mentioned Leonard would undergo the workforce’s noncontact observe Saturday. He did some gentle taking pictures earlier than the exercise.
In the meantime, the Mavericks are itemizing star Luka Doncic as questionable for Sport 4 due to proper knee soreness.
Nevertheless, coach Jason Kidd dismissed issues about Doncic’s knee after Saturday’s observe, describing him as “good.”
Leonard mentioned he wished to play in Sport 3 and that it was both he would play restricted minutes or sit. He selected to play restricted minutes to attempt to assist the workforce.
Leonard missed the ultimate eight regular-season video games and Sport 1 of this sequence.
On Friday night time, he remained optimistic, saying that he and the medical workers will get the damage proper finally.
“If he is hurting and he cannot go, then he simply cannot go,” Lue mentioned of doing what’s greatest for Leonard and the workforce.
If Leonard is ready to play, Lue mentioned his star’s minutes will probably be determined later.
“To be decided,” Lue mentioned. “It is at all times going to be a restriction. It is at all times going to be ensuring we do proper by him till he is 100%.”
Info from ESPN’s Tim MacMahon was used on this report.
