Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard will be out indefinitely to start the 2024-25 NBA campaign as he continues to rehabilitate his inflamed right knee.
Leonard has sat out the Clippers entire preseason and training camp thus far, as the club hopes that an extended rehab process will keep him on the court this year. After appearing in a career high 74 games for the Spurs in 2016-17, the 33 year old has suited up for 9, 60, 57, 52, 0, 52, and 68 games 7 seasons since.
“He has not been a part of what we’ve been doing on a daily basis,” Clippers assistant coach Brian Shaw told reporters following Wednesday’s practice. “I know the company line has been that we’re going to be patient with him, so he’s doing everything that he can to rehab it and strengthen that knee on his own with our medical staff. And we’re just dealing with the guys that we have [available].”
The former NBA Finals MVP felt discomfort in his surgically repaired right knee after a March win over Charlotte. He would subsequently go on to miss the final 8 games of the 2023-24 schedule, and was limited to just 2 postseason games for LA.
Since joining the Clippers in 2019, Leonard has missed 179 out of a possible 435 games for Los Angeles.
LA is slated to kick off their season at home on Wednesday, October 23rd against the visiting Phoenix Suns as the club opens up their new Intuit Dome stadium in Inglewood, CA.
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