US EditionKawhi Leonard to miss 'the next few games' for the Clippers with sprained ankle, Lue says
Leonard, averaging 24.3 points this season, will miss multiple Los Angeles Clippers games due to a sprained ankle that is not expected to be long-term, coach says.
- Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said Kawhi Leonard will miss the next few games with a sprained ankle, adding medical tests indicated the injury likely won't be long-term.
- Since joining the Clippers in 2019, Kawhi Leonard has faced recurring injuries, missing the entire 2021-22 season and the first 34 games last season due to a right knee injury.
- Across his first three games, Kawhi Leonard played for the Los Angeles Clippers, averaging 24.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 3.5 assists, and scored 27 last Monday.
- The Clippers' upcoming schedule includes home games on Monday and Wednesday, and Kawhi Leonard missed his third straight game Saturday hosting the Phoenix Suns before a seven-game road stretch starts Friday.
- He warmed up before the Nov. 3 game against Miami Heat, but missing 34 games last season with right knee issues raises durability concerns for Kawhi Leonard.
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Kawhi Leonard to miss 'the next few games' for the Clippers with sprained ankle, Lue says
Kawhi Leonard will miss the next few games for the Los Angeles Clippers due to a sprained ankle. That's according to coach Tyronn Lue, who wasn't precise about the nature of the severity of the injury.
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Kawhi Leonard will miss “the next few games” for the Los Angeles Clippers due to a sprained ankle, coach Tyronn Lue says. Leonard missed his third straight game Saturday night when the Clippers hosted the Phoenix Suns. Lue wasn't precise about the nature of the 34-year-old Leonard's injury or the length of his absence, but the coach said medical tests on Leonard's ankle indicated the injury likely wouldn't be a long-term problem.Read More …
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