<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/clippers-news-kawhi-leonard-returns-practice-ramp-up-return-continues');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kawhi Leonard returns to Clippers’ practice as ramp up to return continues');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Kawhi-leonard-Tyronn-Lue-James-Harden-Los-Angeles-Clippers-2.jpg"></figure><h1>Kawhi Leonard returns to Clippers’ practice as ramp up to return continues</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-10T14:20:23-08:00">December 10th, 2:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-10T14:24:25-08:00">December 10th, 2:24pm</time><address><a>Tomer Azarly</a>Tomer Azarly is in his ninth season as the LA Clippers beat writer and NBA reporter for ClutchPoints. From the Lob City era to the Kawhi Leonard-Paul George era, he brings you everything you need to know about the Clippers as well as coast-to-coast coverage of the NBA.In his off time, Tomer likes to play basketball, video games, and draw.You can follow his Twitter for all Clippers content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Clippers appear <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-kawhi-leonard-injury-update-from-tyronn-lue-will-have-fans-ecstatic">to be preparing</a> for Kawhi Leonard to return to game action after missing the first few months of the NBA season. While Leonard still has no timetable to return, the signs are pointing towards a ramp up period for the LA Clippers star.</p><p>Leonard, who has missed every game so far this season, participated in practice for the first time this season as he continues to work his way towards a return.</p><h2><b>Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard injury update as he ramps up towards return</b></h2><p><a href="https://x.com/TomerAzarly/status/1866589485359829497">Kawhi Leonard’s practice participation</a> on Tuesday morning was a limited one, as the Clippers star is still not taking contact.</p><p>“He did offensive script, defensive work, just no contact, but he did pretty much everything else,” head coach Tyronn Lue said after Tuesday’s practice. “He looked good. He’s not playing this week but he’s getting better.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tyronn Lue on Kawhi Leonard's practice participation:</p><p>“He did offensive script, defensive work, just no contact, but he did pretty much everything else. He looked good. He's not playing this week but he's getting better.” <a href="https://t.co/kzhoG0C5N0">pic.twitter.com/kzhoG0C5N0</a></p><p>— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly/status/1866589485359829497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>While the Clippers’ star will not play in either of the two games the Clippers have this week against the Denver Nuggets or Utah Jazz,</p><p>“He’s not playing this week, but he’s getting better,” Lue added of Kawhi Leonard. “[The next step is] just continue to keep doing what we’re doing. Just make sure he is learning so when he gets back he won’t be behind. So just going through the plays, going through our defensive coverages, our foundation, and just keep building up to his able do contact, so I’m not sure when that’s going to come.”</p><p>Clippers guard Jordan Miller, who has taken on a bigger role in the last few weeks as the team has dealt with increased injuries, says he was surprised to see Leonard out on the court today.</p><p>“I think it’s the energy he brings just being on the court. He kind of snuck in too, very Kawhi-like. It’s great to have another leader on the court. He’s been leading off the court obviously, but for him to be in the drills and participate with us, it’s just a different feeling. We were doing a shooting drill at the beginning of practice and next thing you know I’m passing it to Kawhi, I’m like, ‘oh snap, it’s Kawhi!'”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jordan Miller said Kawhi Leonard snuck onto the court at Clippers practice today without many people noticing.</p><p>“I think it’s the energy he brings just being on the court. He kind of snuck on very Kawhi-like… We were doing a shooting drill at the beginning of practice and next… <a href="https://t.co/RvtqOq3V8J">pic.twitter.com/RvtqOq3V8J</a></p><p>— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly/status/1866591630213743018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/kawhi-imagn.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Leonard had not participated in any official team drills to date. He was seen partaking in individual shooting drills with coaches last week on the Clippers’ Intuit Dome court and did so again following practice on Saturday afternoon.</p><p>“It’s a really good sign,” Lue added. “Just seeing him out there moving, moving well. So I think the biggest thing for him is just the confidence in it. Just having the confidence to keep doing it, not to feel the pain, and just continue to keep getting through it. So it was good to see him on the floor and it gave us a little juice today just for our guys seeing him on the floor, it really picked up our energy.”</p><p>Despite the positives signs of progress and ramping up, Lue says the Clippers are not yet comfortable putting a timeline on when he could return.</p><p>“He has to do a lot more things to really get back on the floor. We just want to make sure he’s a hundred percent. We don’t want to get him out there. 70%, 75%. Like, let’s just take our time, make sure we get it right. Like I said, our medical staff with Maggie Bryant, Todd Wright, Jasen Powell, those guys have done a great job just making sure that he’s checking every box, not speeding through it, not skipping steps. We’re not going to let him skip steps and so we want to do right by Kawhi. They’ve done a good job.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="qme">🖐️ <a href="https://t.co/2fDjFmvhgk">pic.twitter.com/2fDjFmvhgk</a></p><p>— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) <a href="https://twitter.com/LAClippers/status/1866594735810650421?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Clippers are in the midst of a stretch where they play just three games in 14 days. They had a two-day break before taking on the Houston Rockets last week, have four days off before they take on the Denver Nuggets this Friday, will have two days off before taking on the Dallas Mavericks on December 19th, and have three more days off for Christmas before taking on the Warriors on December 27th.</p><p>“I think we’ve had a tough schedule overall, so haven’t been able to practice a lot, but we use our shoot arounds to get better and I think just having more walkthroughs than really practices just so we can just continue to clean up things we need to get better at. And our guys have been really good.”</p><p>When Leonard is able to return, whenever that may be, the Clippers will welcome him back with open arms. There won’t be a lot of pressure on him to perform right away, especially given the play of Kris Dunn and Derrick Jones Jr. on the defensive end.</p><p>But the Clippers will need Kawhi Leonard to be the two-time Finals MVP that he has shown he can be.</p><p>“Not right away, but at some point, we need him to be Kawhi Leonard,” said Lue. “And I think he can do that. And just seeing the year he had last year – 68 games and how he played at a high level. He was really, really playing at a high level. So we just got to get him back to that. It’s going to take some time and he can’t get frustrated with the process”</p><p>In addition to Leonard, James Harden, Amir Coffey, Mo Bamba, and Kris Dunn all returned to Clippers practice after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-terance-mann-gets-hit-with-brutal-injury-update-after-win-vs-trail-blazers">dealing with injuries</a> in the team’s last contest against the Rockets. Derrick Jones Jr., who left Sunday’s game in the first quarter with a hamstring injury, will be re-evaluated in two weeks after he suffered a right hamstring strain.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kawhi Leonard returns to Clippers’ practice as ramp up to return continues

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/clippers-news-kawhi-leonard-injury-update-from-tyronn-lue-will-have-fans-ecstatic');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kawhi Leonard injury update from Tyronn Lue will have fans ecstatic');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Kawhi-leonard-James-Harden-Tyronn-Lue-Los-Angeles-Clippers.jpg"></figure><h1>Kawhi Leonard injury update from Tyronn Lue will have fans ecstatic</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-29T20:37:06-08:00">November 29th, 8:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-29T20:38:49-08:00">November 29th, 8:38pm</time><address><a>Tomer Azarly</a>Tomer Azarly is in his ninth season as the LA Clippers beat writer and NBA reporter for ClutchPoints. From the Lob City era to the Kawhi Leonard-Paul George era, he brings you everything you need to know about the Clippers as well as coast-to-coast coverage of the NBA.In his off time, Tomer likes to play basketball, video games, and draw.You can follow his Twitter for all Clippers content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Tyronn Lue and the Los Angeles Clippers continued their regular season play on Friday with an NBA Cup showdown against the Minnesota Timberwolves. It was the 21st game of the season for the team without Kawhi Leonard, someone they’re hoping to have back sooner than later.</p><p>Former Clippers guard Patrick Beverley <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-patrick-beverley-reveals-kawhi-leonard-nba-stinks-text-on-podcast">dropped some news</a> heading into the weekend, saying that Leonard is inching closer to a return while sharing some fun moments. Now, the Clippers provide more information themselves.</p><h2><b>Clippers’ Tyronn Lue provides injury update on Kawhi Leonard</b></h2><p>On Friday night, head coach Tyronn Lue was asked about Kawhi Leonard’s progress from injury in his pre-game media availability against the Minnesota Timberwolves.</p><p>“He’s progressing well,” <a href="https://x.com/TomerAzarly/status/1862703789821894955" rel="noopener">Lue said</a>. “He’s been able to get on the court and do some things on the court, which is good for us. So just still checking every box, making sure that he’s doing the right things and his workouts are really good and making sure we don’t let him get to the next step until he checks those boxes, so our medical staff has done a great job with that, making sure that we make sure he’s 100% when he comes back.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tyronn Lue on Kawhi Leonard’s recovery pregame:</p><p>“He's progressing well. He's been able to get on the court and do some things on the court, which is good for us. So just still checking every box, making sure that he's doing the right things and his workouts are really good and… <a href="https://t.co/NNAczOq036">pic.twitter.com/NNAczOq036</a></p><p>— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly/status/1862703789821894955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Clippers have put together a 12-9 record through 21 games, or a quarter of the season. The team ranks 24th in offensive rating, fourth in defensive rating, and 10th in net rating. An addition of Kawhi Leonard’s caliber to this version of the Clippers has a lot of fans salivating at the potential for a healthy team.</p><p>“He’s every excited,” <a href="https://x.com/TomerAzarly/status/1862704433270071554" rel="noopener">Tyronn Lue added</a> of what Leonard has shared with him about the team thus far. “He’s very excited with how we’ve been playing, especially our attention to detail on the defensive end, he’s really excited. He’s excited about our new guys. And just the way we play and compete, you’ve got to win different every night, and our guys are accustomed to that an whatever it takes to win, that’s what we’re going to do.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tyronn Lue on what Kawhi Leonard has seen from this Clippers team from the sidelines:</p><p>“He's ever excited. He's very excited with how we've been playing, especially our attention to detail on the defensive end, he's really excited. He's excited about our new guys. And just the… <a href="https://t.co/OykmypVaG5">pic.twitter.com/OykmypVaG5</a></p><p>— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly/status/1862704433270071554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>On his podcast earlier this week, Patrick Beverley <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-patrick-beverley-reveals-kawhi-leonard-nba-stinks-text-on-podcast">revealed a conversation</a> he had with Leonard about his injury recovery.</p><p>“They got a complete package,” Beverley said of the Clippers. “They’re going to be scary in the playoffs. I talked to Kawhi [Leonard] on the phone yesterday, he’s healing up like a f–king machine.”</p><p>According to <a href="https://www.positiveresidual.com/shiny/nba/" rel="noopener">Positive Residual</a>, the Clippers have played the sixth toughest schedule in the NBA behind only the Brooklyn Nets, Portland Trail Blazers, Chicago Bulls, Toronto Raptors, and Washington Wizards.</p><p>Until Leonard can return, Tyronn Lue and the Clippers will continue to lean heavily for scoring on James Harden, Norman Powell, and Ivica Zubac while relying on Kris Dunn and Derrick Jones Jr. defensively.</p><p>In 68 appearances during the 2023-24 season, Kawhi Leonard averaged 23.7 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.6 steals per game on 52.5 percent shooting from the field and 41.7 percent from three.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kawhi Leonard injury update from Tyronn Lue will have fans ecstatic

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/clippers-news-patrick-beverley-reveals-kawhi-leonard-nba-stinks-text-on-podcast');   ga('set', 'title', 'Clippers’ Patrick Beverley reveals Kawhi Leonard’s ‘NBA stinks’ text on podcast');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Kawhi-Leonard-Los-Angeles-Clippers-Patrick-Beverley.jpg"></figure><h1>Clippers’ Patrick Beverley reveals Kawhi Leonard’s ‘NBA stinks’ text on podcast</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-29T15:15:50-08:00">November 29th, 3:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-29T15:18:09-08:00">November 29th, 3:18pm</time><address><a>Tomer Azarly</a>Tomer Azarly is in his ninth season as the LA Clippers beat writer and NBA reporter for ClutchPoints. From the Lob City era to the Kawhi Leonard-Paul George era, he brings you everything you need to know about the Clippers as well as coast-to-coast coverage of the NBA.In his off time, Tomer likes to play basketball, video games, and draw.You can follow his Twitter for all Clippers content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Clippers have played a quarter of the season already, and they’ve <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-norman-powell-gets-positive-injury-update-ahead-of-timberwolves-showdown">put together a nice stretch</a> without superstar Kawhi Leonard. Former Clipper Patrick Beverley now says Leonard is not far off from a return.</p><p>Leonard, who is recovering from right knee surgery in the offseason and inflammation in the knee, has not been traveling with the team or partaking in any basketball activities.</p><h2><b>Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard text read by Patrick Beverley</b></h2><p>Kawhi Leonard has missed all 20 games for the Clippers so far, but on a recent episode of the Pat Bev show, Patrick Beverley says he spoke with Leonard recently and the two-time NBA Finals MVP could be returning in the near future.</p><p>“I’m looking at the Clippers a little bit, they found success early on in this season,” Adam Ferrone, Patrick Beverley’s co-host, said to start out the segment. What I’ve also seen from them, Van Gundy is coaching the hell out of them as an assistant to T. Lue. An interesting way that they’ve kind of pieced things together, and the team is finding an identity even without Kawhi Leonard.”</p><p>“I am not a system player, I am the system,” <a href="https://x.com/PatBevPod/status/1862584502834409798" rel="noopener">Beverley responded</a>, referring to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-james-harden-proving-la-right-critics-wrong-with-playoff-masterpieces">James Harden’s famous line</a> during his Clippers introductory press conference.</p><p>“They got a complete package. They’re going to be scary in the playoffs. I talked to Kawhi [Leonard] on the phone yesterday, he’s healing up like a f–king machine.”</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Kawhi-Leonard.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Leonard and Beverley are close dating back to their time with the Clippers. Beverley has often mentioned that Leonard is the hardest worker he’s ever seen.</p><p>“The Klaw, that’s what I got him as in my phone,” Beverley said. “Klaw [says], ‘the league stinks right now. Views are low.'”</p><p>“I agree,” Beverley responded.</p><p>“Him: ‘they are waiting on the Klaw.’</p><p>“I say, ‘tell my boy Jerm (Jeremy Castleberry), I say lock the f–k in.’ He said, ‘I’m gonna get right, I’m on the way. Silent Assassin.’ That’s my dog.”</p><p>In addition to hinting at his return, the two also exchanged a fun back-and-forth about being the better isolation player.</p><p>“‘Views are low. They missing Kawhi.’ I love it. And then I hit him with the, ‘Hey man, you know I’m the isolation king over here.’</p><p>“To which Leonard responded, according to Beverley, “‘Yeah, that’s what’s up. I was the Isolation King in the best league in the world for three years in a row. Ha, ha, ha, ha.’ Shout out to K -Man. Godspeed. Godspeed.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kawhi Leonard’s text to <a href="https://twitter.com/patbev21?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@patbev21</a> –</p><p>“The league stinks right now… they are waiting on the Klaw” 🍿 <a href="https://t.co/xiuvnMoSkM">pic.twitter.com/xiuvnMoSkM</a></p><p>— Pat Bev Pod (@PatBevPod) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatBevPod/status/1862584502834409798?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Kawhi Leonard has been excellent when available, especially after his ACL injury in the 2021 postseason. In his first year back from the left ACL tear, Leonard played 52 regular season games, averaging 23.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 1.4 steals per game on 51.2 percent shooting from the field and 41.6 percent from three.</p><p>An ankle sprain cost him a month of action, but he was able to close the season out strong until he suffered a torn left meniscus in Game 1 of the Clippers’ first round series against Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns.</p><p>In the 2023-24 season, Leonard was named to the All-NBA Second Team, averaging 23.7 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.6 steals per game in 68 regular season games on 52.5 percent shooting from the field and 41.7 percent from three.</p><p>Unfortunately, Leonard dealt with abnormal and stubborn inflammation in his right knee to start April, which rendered him unable to perform at his capabilities during the Clippers’ first round series against the Dallas Mavericks.</p><p>With a quarter of the season gone, the Clippers are hopeful Leonard can return later in the season and help them into the postseason. Entering Thanksgiving, the Clippers held the sixth best record in the Western Conference at 12-8.</p><p>This isn’t any kind of reporting, but if Leonard is able to return sometime in January, it would give him a week off for the All-Star break, before the stretch run heading into the NBA playoffs.</p><p>Until he is able to return, however, the Clippers will continue leaning heavily on James Harden, Ivica Zubac, and Norman Powell.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clippers’ Patrick Beverley reveals Kawhi Leonard’s ‘NBA stinks’ text on podcast

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/clippers-news-kawhi-leonard-cryptic-take-title-chances-if-he-gets-healthy');   ga('set', 'title', 'Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard gives cryptic take on title chances if he ever gets healthy');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Clippers-news-Kawhi-Leonard-gives-cryptic-take-on-title-chances-if-he-ever-gets-healthy.jpg"></figure><h1>Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard gives cryptic take on title chances if he ever gets healthy</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-06T08:44:13-08:00">November 6th, 8:44am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-06T08:44:13-08:00">November 6th, 8:44am</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University while covering events like the 2023 NCAA Men's Final Four, the 2024 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl and the Arizona State men's swim and dive team. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Clippers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-philly-makes-paul-george-splash-free-agency">lost Paul George in free agency</a>, yet it didn’t seem to both Kawhi Leonard and the rest of the team. It’s done the opposite. Norman Powell is averaging a career-high 24.9 points per game. James Harden is averaging 21.1 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 9.9 assists per game.</p><p>Also, center Ivica Zubac is <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/z/zubaciv01.html" rel="noopener">averaging 17.4 points and 13 rebounds per game</a>, both career-highs. Although the Clippers are 3-4, this is all without Leonard. The two-time Defensive Player of the Year <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/42217283/how-paul-george-negotiations-changed-direction-clippers" rel="noopener">explained his approach</a> to potentially winning an NBA championship with this roster.<br><br>“You don’t need that many stars to win,” Leonard told ESPN. “It’s about the amount of people you have around you. You need talent. If it’s three superstars, you still need those role players or piece players within that team to make you win a championship, even if it’s two or one [star] player.<br><br>“We’ll see as the season goes on and the pieces we need or if it’s the right team to win. We feel like we got some players that could help us. But we’ll see as it unfolds.”</p><h2><b>Kawhi Leonard’s experience could help the Clippers win a title</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Kawhi-Leonard-hints-at-Clippers-title-chances.jpg"><figcaption>© Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Clippers all-star has two championships, one with the San Antonio Spurs, and the second with the Toronto Raptors. In his first title, he won the 2014 NBA Finals MVP and showed his defensive prowess. He limited LeBron James and Dwyane Wade throughout that series. Although his offense wasn’t fully developed like it is now, the potential was there.</p><p>Leonard also won a championship in his lone season with the Raptors. While the Spurs traded him there instead of Los Angeles, he made the most of it. Even former Raptors head coach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-nick-nurse-reveals-kawhi-leonard-message-prior-to-nba-title-run">Nick Nurse explained his first interaction with Leonard</a> after being traded there.</p><p>That season, he played with guys like Fred VanVleet, Kyle Lowry, and Pascal Siakam. While the latter of those three turned into an all-star years later, he was developing. Leonard was the only 20+ point scorer on his team, let alone the only all-star as well.</p><p>Regardless, the Raptors won the NBA championship, knocking off the Golden State Warriors in six games. Leonard won the 2019 NBA Finals MVP and gave the city and the country of Canada its first NBA title. Fast forward to the present day, and he’s aiming for another championship. </p><p>When Leonard has been healthy, he’s been one of the best, if not the best two-way player in the league. For instance, in the 2022-23 season, he only logged two games in the first-round matchup against the Phoenix Suns. Leonard still <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/leonaka01.html" rel="noopener">averaged 34.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, and six assists</a> per game in 40 minutes. If he returns and is completely healthy, history could repeat itself, this time with the Clippers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard gives cryptic take on title chances if he ever gets healthy

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/clippers-news-kawhi-leonard-out-for-next-3-games-not-close-to-a-return');   ga('set', 'title', 'Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard out for next 3 games, not close to a return');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Kawhi-Leonard-James-Harden-Tyronn-Lue-Norman-Powell-Ivica-Zubac-Los-Angeles-Clippers.jpg"></figure><h1>Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard out for next 3 games, not close to a return</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-05T18:08:29-08:00">November 5th, 6:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-05T18:10:45-08:00">November 5th, 6:10pm</time><address><a>Tomer Azarly</a>Tomer Azarly is in his ninth season as the LA Clippers beat writer and NBA reporter for ClutchPoints. From the Lob City era to the Kawhi Leonard-Paul George era, he brings you everything you need to know about the Clippers as well as coast-to-coast coverage of the NBA.In his off time, Tomer likes to play basketball, video games, and draw.You can follow his Twitter for all Clippers content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>INGLEWOOD, CA — The Los Angeles Clippers are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-chris-paul-gets-real-on-time-with-clippers-and-playing-in-the-intuit-dome">hoping to have found</a> their footing after earning their first win at Intuit Dome. As strong as the Clippers have looked to start most of their games, they’ve also looked equally shorthanded <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-ivica-zubac-playing-kawhi-leonard-role">without their superstar</a> in Kawhi Leonard.</p><p>Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear that Leonard is anywhere close to a return to the Clippers lineup as of yet.</p><h2><b>Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard injury update</b></h2><p>The Clippers entered this week with four games on schedule, including a road-home back-to-back set against the Sacramento Kings and the Toronto Raptors.</p><p>Ahead of Monday night’s game against the San Antonio Spurs, Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue was asked if Leonard would play at all this week.</p><p>“No.”</p><p>Without Leonard, the Clippers have gotten off to a 3-4 start to their season. On the positive side, the team has held double-digit leads in each of their seven games.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Draymond-Green-defends-Kawhi-Leonard-after-Kendrick-Perkins-take.jpg"><figcaption>© Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Leonard will miss the remaining three games this week, including contests against the Philadelphia 76ers, Sacramento Kings, and Toronto Raptors. It’s unclear if Leonard will be traveling on the Clippers’ upcoming road trip which takes them to Oklahoma City and Houston. </p><p>The team played a road back-to-back set against the Denver Nuggets as well as Golden State Warriors, and Leonard did not make the trip for either of those two games.</p><p>Leonard is no closer to an official return date now than he was last week. At this current time, the two-time NBA Finals MVP is not expected to return before the end of November, and the Clippers continue to remain focused on the players who are available and suiting up nightly.</p><p>“I’m just focused on getting our guys ready to play,” head coach Tyronn Lue said at a practicelast week. “Those guys are coming along, they’re putting in the work every day to get better, but they’re out the next two games.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tyronn Lue on Kawhi Leonard and Mo Bamba:</p><p>“They are out the next two games, that’s all I know. I’m just focused on getting our guys ready to play… those guys are coming along, they’re putting in the work every day to get better, but they’re out the next two games.” <a href="https://t.co/Mfl5RAEZ7k">pic.twitter.com/Mfl5RAEZ7k</a></p><p>— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly/status/1851390826208956632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It may only be seven games, but Norman Powell and Ivica Zubac are both having the best seasons of their careers. Powell is averaging 24.9 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.1 steals per game on 50.8 percent shooting from the field and 45 percent from three. Meanwhile, Zubac is averaging 17.4 points, 13 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game, all of which are career highs.</p><p>The Clippers and Sixers till tip off their game tomorrow night at 7:00 PM PST on ESPN.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2023-24 SEASON STATS
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23.7	6.1	3.6	0.9	1.6

2023-24 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
23.7	6.1	3.6	0.9	1.6

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