Kawhi Leonard injury update: Clippers star surprisingly ruled out for Game 3 vs. Suns with knee sprain

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Kawhi Leonard will not play in Game 3 of the Los Angeles Clippers’ first-round series vs. the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night due to a knee sprain, the team announced. Leonard initially suffered the injury in Game 1 and is expected to be day-to-day ahead of Game 4, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. 

Leonard had been load managing his knee all season long upon returning from a torn ACL that kept him out of the entire 2021-22 season; he played just 52 games and 33 minutes per night. The plan appeared to have worked to perfection as Leonard looked fantastic in Games 1 and 2 of this series. He put up a combined 69 points, 13 rebounds, 12 assists and four steals on 24-of-44 from the field to help the Clippers steal home-court advantage. 

This new injury is unrelated to the torn ACL, per Wojnarowski, though they did both happen in his right knee. 

CBS Sports will continue updating this story. 

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Author : Jack Maloney

Publish date : 2023-04-20 19:57:37

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