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Kawhi Leonard is finally where he wants to be, playing in LA on the Los Angeles Clippers. Last season, Leonard was on the Toronto Raptors after the San Antonio Spurs traded him. Everyone in the league knew Leonard wanted the Spurs to trade him to the Lakers or Clippers. There was even a report from […]

On Monday, Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard will face the Toronto Raptors for the first time since leaving them for LA in free agency. Leonard had a magical year with the Raptors. He guided the franchise to its first-ever championship and won his second Finals MVP. The three-time All-Star and two-time Defensive Player of […]

Kawhi Leonard has proven this load management fiasco has a palpable purpose, as he took over during Thursday’s 107-101 win over the Portland Trail Blazers, showcasing there’s a method to the madness of sitting him out for part of back-to-backs, even after having more than a year to recover from a quad injury. The Los […]

NBA players have become fashion icons as much as they are dominant basketball athletes. The clothes they wear get as much attention as the highlights the stars give their fans on a regular basis. Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard is an outlier as he usually dresses inconspicuously and lets his game do the talking […]

LOS ANGELES – Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers squeezed out a win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night, 107-101. The two-time NBA Finals MVP struggled through three quarters before once again coming up huge in the fourth quarter. The attention, however, quickly turned to Leonard, load management, and his ailing knee […]

It was a bitter game for the Portland Trail Blazers as they fell short to the Los Angeles Clippers. It was a game they felt they could have won despite playing against a rested Kawhi Leonard on the Clippers. Head coach Terry Stotts made an obvious observation that can easily be taken as a jab […]

The Los Angeles Clippers were $50,000 by the NBA for a comment that head coach Doc Rivers made about Kawhi Leonard being ‘healthy’ ahead of the team’s matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks. What ultimately got the Clippers fined was that the team said that Leonard was dealing with an ‘ongoing injury to the patella tendon […]

The NBA has fined the Los Angeles Clippers $50,000 for statements that were inconsistent with Kawhi Leonard’s health status. The Clippers sat Leonard on Wednesday against the Milwaukee Bucks: The NBA has fined the LA Clippers $50,000 for statements inconsistent relating to Kawhi Leonard's load management. pic.twitter.com/dSHLCB5JY9 — Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) November 7, 2019 The […]

Despite the recent disarray surrounding the load management of Kawhi Leonard, the Los Angeles Clippers have no definitive plan to keep their star forward from playing in back-to-back games for the remainder of the season, according to Jovan Buha and Sam Amick of The Athletic. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers has echoed this publicly: “We […]

The NBA found no foul play in the Clippers’ decision to rest Kawhi Leonard for Wednesday night’s matchup against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. Now, according to a report from The Athletic, LA is privately acknowledging the fact that Leonard is not fully healthy. The Clippers’ decision to rest Leonard rubbed some fans and […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have tried to navigate a murky situation with their All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard after deeming him not healthy enough to take part in a game against the Milwaukee Bucks. The game was the first of a back-to-back and one broadcasted on national television, which called for some uproar after Leonard missed […]

LOS ANGELES – Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in a tight contest Wednesday night, 129-124. Star forward Kawhi Leonard did not play in the game and watched from the sidelines, sitting out due to load management. As Leonard sat, Antetokounmpo barreled through Leonard’s Clippers teammates en route to 38 […]

The uprising from fans and critics after Kawhi Leonard missed the second of eight games for the Los Angeles Clippers had forced the NBA to release a statement verifying his load management injury after agreeing with team doctors that he should rest. Leonard has now been rested in two nationally televised games and while some […]

The LA Clippers have been in the news over the course of this week due to the fact that superstar Kawhi Leonard will miss his second game of the season due to load management. While those that hold an older viewpoint might not understand the health benefits of high-level athletes resting their bodies every once […]

LOS ANGELES – An other national TV game, another big matchup that L.A. Clippers star Kawhi Leonard will not participate in. NBA Spokesman Mike Bass released a statement on Wednesday afternoon on behalf of the league regarding Leonard and his load management. “Kawhi Leonard is not a healthy player under the league’s resting policy,” said […]

What looked like a tantalizing matchup between two title contenders in the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night has basically been turned into Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Patrick Beverley. Why? Because Kawhi Leonard will be sitting this one out due to load management, marking the second time Leonard has missed a game due […]

ESPN’s Doris Burke made some interesting remarks about the Clippers’ decision to rest Kawhi Leonard for Wednesday night’s matchup against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks at Staples Center. Needless to say, Burke is befuddled: “It is mind-boggling to me that Kawhi [Leonard] doesn’t want to play against the reigning MVP and he’d rather play […]

Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard is out for Wednesday’s premier matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks due to “load management,” ClutchPoints’ Tomer Azarly reports. Leonard is expected to be back on Thursday against the Portland Trail Blazers — the second half of the team’s back-to-back. Kawhi Leonard is OUT tomorrow against the #Bucks due to […]

Los Angeles Clippers point guard Patrick Beverley had high praise for Kawhi Leonard’s fourth-quarter performance in Sunday night’s victory over the Utah Jazz. Leonard struggled to find a rhythm in the first half of Sunday’s matchup, as the Jazz were hounding him on the defensive end of the floor. In fact, The Klaw went 1-for-9 […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers has recently provided another update on the status of his prized swingman, Paul George, who has yet to make his Clippers debut as the 29-year-old continues to recover from the shoulder surgeries he underwent during the offseason. According to Rivers, George is taking the necessary steps toward his […]

LOS ANGELES – Kawhi Leonard put on his best Michael Jordan impression once again for the L.A. Clippers on Sunday night when they took down the Utah Jazz, 105-94. Leonard scored 18 of this team-high 30 points in the fourth quarter, leading a furious rally in the final 12 minutes that saw the Clippers outscore […]

The Milwaukee Bucks emerged victorious against the defending champion Toronto Raptors on Saturday with a final score of 115-105. Following the entertaining contest, Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo admitted to the satisfaction this victory brought to him, considering how it was the Raptors that eliminated Milwaukee from last season’s Eastern Conference Finals. The win still felt […]

New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale says rookie RJ Barrett reminds him of Los Angeles Clippers superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard. Fizdale says Barrett’s demeanor and mannerisms are very similar to Leonard’s: “He’s really put together. There’s times he’s not sweating and I’m like, ‘Are you going hard?’ He is. He’s playing really hard,” […]

LOS ANGELES – Fresh off a shorthanded loss to the Utah Jazz, Kawhi Leonard returned to the L.A. Clippers lineup to take on the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night. Leonard, who sat out Wednesday night’s game due to load management, faced off against his former team and former Hall-of-Fame head coach in Gregg Popovich. […]

Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard turned in one heck of a performance on Thursday, as he led his team to a 103-97 victory against his former team, the San Antonio Spurs. The two-time Finals MVP torched the Spurs with 38 points (on 15-of-32 shooting), two three-pointers, 12 rebounds, an assist, and four steals in […]

Kawhi Leonard scored a season-high 38 points against his former team, the San Antonio Spurs, helping Lou Williams and the Los Angeles Clippers to a victory. Leonard took 32 shots, nine more than he’s taken in any game this season, a sign he was ready to put on a show against his former team. Asked […]

The Los Angeles Clippers handed the San Antonio Spurs their first loss of the season with the help of a monster game from new star Kawhi Leonard. The Klaw had no qualms about dropping a 38-point, 12-rebound performance on his former team, especially now that his relationship with his former head coach Gregg Popovich has […]

Right after the LA Clippers won over the San Antonio Spurs, Kawhi Leonard and Gregg Popovich headed to midcourt to embrace and exchange a few pleasantries. Check out the clip below from Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints. The two didn’t merely shake hands with one another and part ways. They actually looked at each other in […]

Kawhi Leonard did not have an amicable exit with his former team San Antonio Spurs, but he still holds coach Gregg Popovich in high regard. For the first time in a Los Angeles Clippers uniform, the reigning Finals MVP faced the franchise that drafted him 15th overall in the 2011 NBA Draft. He tormented the […]

The San Antonio Spurs displayed how good defense triggers the offense on Thursday in their game against the Los Angeles Clippers at the Staples Center. Derrick White sparked the team’s brilliant sequence at the expense of former teammate Kawhi Leonard. The reigning Finals MVP beat White off the dribble and got himself close to the […]

Terminator star Arnold Schwarzenegger had a chance to work with Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard, and he can’t help but be impressed by the personality of the reigning Finals MVP, per LA Times’ Arash Markazi. “Kawhi is great. He’s very funny and very natural on camera.” Schwarzenegger appeared in a commercial with Leonard and […]

As expected, Doc Rivers and the Los Angeles Clippers are going to load manage star small forward Kawhi Leonard this season. Load management worked well for Leonard last season with the Toronto Raptors. Leonard was fairly fresh in the playoffs and led Toronto to its first-ever championship, winning his second Finals MVP along the way. […]

LA Clippers star Kawhi Leonard will be held out of Wednesday night’s matchup against the Utah Jazz, according to a report from ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. As part of his report, MacMahon noted that Leonard will be available for Thursday night’s game in San Antonio: Kawhi Leonard will sit out tonight in Utah and play tomorrow […]

The L.A. Clippers have gotten off to a 3-1 start to the 2019-20 regular season, and Kawhi Leonard’s play has been a big reason for it. Leonard is averaging 27 points, 6.5 rebounds, 7.54 assists, 1.8 steals, and 1.3 blocks per game on 52 percent shooting from the field and 37 percent from beyond the […]

LOS ANGELES – The L.A. Clippers got back on track Monday night in a 111-96 win over the Charlotte Hornets. Kawhi Leonard led the way with 30 points, seven rebounds, six assists, two steals, and three blocked shots on the night. He had some significant help on the defensive end in this one, however, thanks […]

It didn’t take long for another one of Kawhi Leonard’s antics to go viral. Following some of his greatest hits like “I’m a fun guy” and “board man gets paid,” the Los Angeles Clippers forward addressed the crowd with a Fat Albert-like “hey, hey, hey” – one that immediately drew the attention from fans, now […]

LOS ANGELES – Kawhi Leonard’s opening week with the L.A. Clippers has been nothing short of sensational from an individual standpoint. The two-time NBA Finals MVP has amassed 27 points, 6.5 rebounds, 7.5 assists, 1.8 steals, and 1.3 blocks per game in four games with his new team, leading them to a 3-1 record. Leonard […]

Charlotte Hornets head coach James Borrego admitted that ‘no one’ foresaw Kawhi Leonard of the Los Angeles Clippers turning into a dominant player back when he was with the San Antonio Spurs. Per Rick Bonnell of The Charlotte Observer, Borrego recalled his days as an assistant under Gregg Popovich with the Spurs. Back then, Leonard […]

The Los Angeles Clippers lost their first game of the 2019-20 season on Saturday on the road against the Phoenix Suns, who were missing their former number-one overall draft pick center Deandre Ayton due to a suspension. In the high-scoring affair, Clippers head coach Doc Rivers pulled All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard, the mega free agent […]