Kawhi Leonard is questionable for Game 1, still hasn't participated in contact practice
Ohm Youngmisuk: Lawrence Frank said Kawhi has made progress but there’s still inflammation. Leonard still hasn’t done any contact and is considered questionable for Game 1. Asked if Kawhi received an injection, Frank won’t go into detail on any treatment other than he’s doing everything he can.
Source: Twitter @NotoriousOHM
Source: Twitter @NotoriousOHM
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Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard still dealing with knee inflamation, status for Game 1 vs. Mavericks up in the air
nbcsports.com/nba/news/clipp… – 11:21 PM
Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard still dealing with knee inflamation, status for Game 1 vs. Mavericks up in the air
nbcsports.com/nba/news/clipp… – 11:21 PM
Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Kawhi Leonard is still trying to get inflammation in his right knee to go down. Lawrence Frank says there’s still time for him to be ready for Game 1 but he’s listed as questionable with inflammation that the Clippers are describing as “unpredictable.” espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 8:09 PM
Kawhi Leonard is still trying to get inflammation in his right knee to go down. Lawrence Frank says there’s still time for him to be ready for Game 1 but he’s listed as questionable with inflammation that the Clippers are describing as “unpredictable.” espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 8:09 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Lawrence Frank’s annual Kawhi Leonard postseason injury media availability (in full)
I will say, this one is more optimistic than the 2021 or 2023 versions
youtu.be/Glk-uwclv0Y?si… – 5:58 PM
Lawrence Frank’s annual Kawhi Leonard postseason injury media availability (in full)
I will say, this one is more optimistic than the 2021 or 2023 versions
youtu.be/Glk-uwclv0Y?si… – 5:58 PM
Brad Turner @BA_Turner
Kawhi Leonard will be listed as “questionable” with right knee inflammation for Clippers vs Mavericks Sunday, per Lawrence Frank, LA’s president of basketball operations. – 5:47 PM
Kawhi Leonard will be listed as “questionable” with right knee inflammation for Clippers vs Mavericks Sunday, per Lawrence Frank, LA’s president of basketball operations. – 5:47 PM
Janis Carr @janiscarr
Lawrence Frank said Kawhi continues to deal with inflammation in his right knee and is questionable for Sunday’s Game 1 vs. Dallas.
He has not played in any contact drills yet. – 5:47 PM
Lawrence Frank said Kawhi continues to deal with inflammation in his right knee and is questionable for Sunday’s Game 1 vs. Dallas.
He has not played in any contact drills yet. – 5:47 PM
Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Asked if Kawhi Leonard needs a full contact practice before being cleared for Game 1, Lawrence Frank said that’s a question for medical staff. – 5:45 PM
Asked if Kawhi Leonard needs a full contact practice before being cleared for Game 1, Lawrence Frank said that’s a question for medical staff. – 5:45 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
L Frank: “Hopefully Kawhi is there for every game…” but says he is confident in team in the case that Kawhi has to miss time – 5:43 PM
L Frank: “Hopefully Kawhi is there for every game…” but says he is confident in team in the case that Kawhi has to miss time – 5:43 PM
Mirjam Swanson @MirjamSwanson
More Lawrence Frank on Kawhi: “There is no gamesmanship here… it’s OK to say what the truth is. (That inflammation is unpredictable.) We’re hopeful it’s trending in the right direction.” – 5:43 PM
More Lawrence Frank on Kawhi: “There is no gamesmanship here… it’s OK to say what the truth is. (That inflammation is unpredictable.) We’re hopeful it’s trending in the right direction.” – 5:43 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
L Frank says that Kawhi Leonard’s swelling has to get down to an acceptable level before he can play
“Structurally everything is very sound… if he can’t play Game 1, we feel very good about our group” – 5:42 PM
L Frank says that Kawhi Leonard’s swelling has to get down to an acceptable level before he can play
“Structurally everything is very sound… if he can’t play Game 1, we feel very good about our group” – 5:42 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Lawrence Frank says that team is hopeful that inflammation will be reduced to the point where Kawhi Leonard will be himself and that there isn’t concern currently that he will be risking previous injury.
Frank: “There is no gamesmanship here… it’s unpredictable” – 5:40 PM
Lawrence Frank says that team is hopeful that inflammation will be reduced to the point where Kawhi Leonard will be himself and that there isn’t concern currently that he will be risking previous injury.
Frank: “There is no gamesmanship here… it’s unpredictable” – 5:40 PM
Mirjam Swanson @MirjamSwanson
Lawrence Frank on Kawhi Leonard’s status: “We’ve seen some progress … if inflammation doesn’t go down, you can’t make certain movements on the court … I don’t have a crystal ball…
“Hopeful … he’ll be back on the court.
“You can’t predict something that’s unpredictable.” – 5:40 PM
Lawrence Frank on Kawhi Leonard’s status: “We’ve seen some progress … if inflammation doesn’t go down, you can’t make certain movements on the court … I don’t have a crystal ball…
“Hopeful … he’ll be back on the court.
“You can’t predict something that’s unpredictable.” – 5:40 PM
Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Lawrence Frank said Kawhi has made progress but there’s still inflammation. Leonard still hasn’t done any contact and is considered questionable for Game 1. Asked if Kawhi received an injection, Frank won’t go into detail on any treatment other than he’s doing everything he can. – 5:36 PM
Lawrence Frank said Kawhi has made progress but there’s still inflammation. Leonard still hasn’t done any contact and is considered questionable for Game 1. Asked if Kawhi received an injection, Frank won’t go into detail on any treatment other than he’s doing everything he can. – 5:36 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Lawrence Frank says that Kawhi Leonard will be questionable Sunday. – 5:36 PM
Lawrence Frank says that Kawhi Leonard will be questionable Sunday. – 5:36 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Lawrence Frank says that Kawhi Leonard has not taken contact in practice. Only mental preparation pic.twitter.com/K9ZI2fT1jz – 5:36 PM
Lawrence Frank says that Kawhi Leonard has not taken contact in practice. Only mental preparation pic.twitter.com/K9ZI2fT1jz – 5:36 PM
Mirjam Swanson @MirjamSwanson
“How do these stats not count?” – Lawrence Frank on play-in.
Also: “No real, real update” on Kawhi, who’s been dealing with inflammation for the last three weeks. “More progress … inflammation needs to continue to reduce before he can do functional basketball.” No contact yet. – 5:35 PM
“How do these stats not count?” – Lawrence Frank on play-in.
Also: “No real, real update” on Kawhi, who’s been dealing with inflammation for the last three weeks. “More progress … inflammation needs to continue to reduce before he can do functional basketball.” No contact yet. – 5:35 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Lawrence Frank thinks Play In stats should count.
(He’s also here to talk about Kawhi.) pic.twitter.com/yIpnwm2BMC – 5:34 PM
Lawrence Frank thinks Play In stats should count.
(He’s also here to talk about Kawhi.) pic.twitter.com/yIpnwm2BMC – 5:34 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Next week @newbalancehoops
Kawhi IV
Transcend the Game: retro red, white and black colors inspired by Kawhi’s playing style and how it would dominate in any era. pic.twitter.com/yyFk7Z4D1g – 1:11 PM
Next week @newbalancehoops
Kawhi IV
Transcend the Game: retro red, white and black colors inspired by Kawhi’s playing style and how it would dominate in any era. pic.twitter.com/yyFk7Z4D1g – 1:11 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Next week @newbalancehoops
The Kawhi IV
Transcend Reality: inspired by old-school gamer graphics and pays tribute to Kawhi’s steady — almost video game-like — style of play pic.twitter.com/B0QX1hN8uN – 1:10 PM
Next week @newbalancehoops
The Kawhi IV
Transcend Reality: inspired by old-school gamer graphics and pays tribute to Kawhi’s steady — almost video game-like — style of play pic.twitter.com/B0QX1hN8uN – 1:10 PM
Arash Markazi @ArashMarkazi
Excited to welcome @Jacksonbht (ESPN, SI, The Messenger) to the @SportingTrib! He was at the @TeamUSA Media Summit in New York and talked to Grant Hill about how LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Kawhi Leonard ended up on the latest @Olympics “Dream Team.” thesportingtribune.com/lakers-james-c… – 10:49 AM
Excited to welcome @Jacksonbht (ESPN, SI, The Messenger) to the @SportingTrib! He was at the @TeamUSA Media Summit in New York and talked to Grant Hill about how LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Kawhi Leonard ended up on the latest @Olympics “Dream Team.” thesportingtribune.com/lakers-james-c… – 10:49 AM
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Law Murray: Lawrence Frank on Kawhi Leonard’s mindset: “He’s a very strong minded guy who can stay in the moment. He doesn’t catastrophize things. He doesn’t glorify things. He just takes it for what it is and remain optimistic, like we all remain optimistic that this will resolve shortly.” -via Twitter @LawMurrayTheNU / April 18, 2024
Ohm Youngmisuk: Asked about previous lack of information surrounding Kawhi Leonard’s injury, Lawrence Frank said, “There’s no gamesmanship here… it’s unpredictable… there is no one more frustrated than Kawhi, who wants to play… structurally everything’s sound. we’re hopeful Kawhi will play.” -via Twitter @NotoriousOHM / April 18, 2024
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