Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard left the building because of back spasms at halftime of the loss to Minnesota.
It was one thing for the Clippers to lose forward Kawhi Leonard to back spasms that forced him to leave Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday night, but what upset Coach Ty Lue the most was how his team wasn’t “being mentally tough” after losing their All-Star and how his group succumbed to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the aftermath. Lue essentially called his team out after the Clippers lost, 118-110.
They had 27 points in transition. They had 19 offensive rebounds. I mean, you can go down the list. It was a lot of things that we didn’t do well. And, I thought they were tougher than us. They played tougher than we did and that’s the result. And, so, we just got to be better.” Lue said with Leonard out, it’s his job to make sure his team is mentally ready. But he also said James Harden and Paul George have to lead as well. “So, a good team is going to make runs.
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