Is Kawhi Leonard Playing Tonight vs Suns?: Did the Clippers’ Star Pull Up With Another Injury Ahead of Kevin Durant Matchup?

Kawhi Leonard is beyond essential for the LA Clippers’ campaign at this current moment. In fact, we might even say that the man has never been more important to this team than he is at the moment. Especially, with Paul George (knee) out for the first round completely, the franchise needs Leonard to put on a show every night.

Fortunately for them, he has done a bang-up job of it so far. In fact, despite facing an almost completely healthy Suns in Phoenix so far, the Clippers will be heading back to LA having won a game already. That is a massive win.

However, it could all prove to be nothing for nothing if the man is injured at this current moment. And so, with that in mind, what is the health status of Kawhi Leonard at this current moment? Will his ACL need load managing? Or will he be healthy enough to wreak havoc on the court once again?

Kawhi Leonard was supposed to be ready for this game against Kevin Durant 

Everybody was so sure that Kawhi Leonard would play tonight. And yet, fate can have twists that can downright enrage you at times. Just take a look at the tweet below to find out what is going on here.

BREAKING: Kawhi Leonard is OUT tonight due to a knee sprain pic.twitter.com/4ksuOBcJYY

— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) April 20, 2023

It truly is beyond disappointing that we won’t get Kawhi Leonard facing off against Kevin Durant once again tonight. All we can do at the moment on the matter is pray that his right knee sprain (the same knee in which he tore his ACL) isn’t too severe. Otherwise, the Clippers’ season could be over, just like that.

What did Kawhi Leonard record during game 2 against the Suns?

During game 2 of this series, Kawhi Leonard played 39 minutes, where he recorded 31 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals, while shooting 11 of 20 from the field (55%), 3 of 5 from beyond the arc (60%), and 6 of 7 from the free-throw line (85.7%).

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Tonoy Sengupta

Tonoy Sengupta is a Senior Editor at The SportsRush. Coming from an athletically inclined family, he has been surrounded by sports ever since he was 4 years old. But, while initially pouring all his time into Football (soccer), at 14, Tonoy discovered basketball through the countless highlights of Stephen Curry humiliating players from Curry Land. And just like that, a fiery passion for the game was ignited within Tonoy. And soon after, he decided to become a student of journalism, graduating in 2022, and choosing sports as his area of interest. Today, you can find him spending 99% of his time browsing through every type of content on every team in the NBA, before uncorking everything he has found to the world. In the 1% he isn't doing this, you can find him playing Basketball, Football, Volleyball, or practically any other sport he has had the opportunity to learn.

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