LA Clippers coach Ty Lue said Kawhi Leonard will be out for Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday.
Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a graduate of Michigan State University.Leonard will miss his ninth straight game with inflammation in his surgically repaired right knee. He hasn't played since March 31, and has yet to participate in any contact during practice.
Leonard has done more shooting with movement in recent practices, according to coach Ty Lue. There is a day off between Game 1 and Game 2 at Crypto.com Arena. But after Game 2, both teams don't play again until Friday's Game 3 in Dallas.The 2023-24 regular season is complete and the postseason has arrived. We've got everything you need to get ready for another epic title chase.
Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank said Leonard's surgically repaired right ACL and right meniscus are solid and structurally in place. But Frank characterized the inflammation as"stubborn" and"unpredictable."Leonard played in Games 1 and 2 before missing the final three games of last year's first-round playoff series against thesaid it has been frustrating having to deal with injuries in yet another postseason for himself and Leonard.
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