According to the man, Kawhi Leonard plans to play in the Los Angeles Clippers’ season opener.

Despite recovering from surgery on his right knee, the 33-year-old is very optimistic about his chances to play. If he were to play, it would be in 22 days at home against the Phoenix Suns.

“We’ll figure it out. I’m happy that I’m feeling good and it’s feeling a lot better than it was.”

Leonard remains cautious and has felt great the past month; this is all the right stuff fans want to hear from their franchise leader.

“We’re taking it day by day,” Leonard said. “Everything has been going great for the past month, but being very cautious for reasons in the past we haven’t been able to finish some playoff runs, so making sure we’re staying healthy for those important moments.”

Los Angeles had its media day yesterday, Monday, and it was very successful. One of the main highlights was the reporters’ conversation with the two-time champion.

According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Kawhi Leonard cannot participate in the Los Angeles Clippers training camp due to a knee procedure.

The 33-year-old underwent surgery back in May, which was somewhere around two months after he tried to play for Team USA and had to remove himself from the team due to his knee.

While Leonard will be limited to only strengthening his knees to start, Los Angeles is very optimistic about his progress for the upcoming season.

The Clippers’ first preseason game is against the Golden State Warriors on October 5th; however, more importantly to them and Leonard, their first regular season game is against the Phoenix Suns on October 23rd.

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Los Angeles Clippers have extended Ivica Zubac’s contract. This extension will have him under contract through 2027-28.

The 27-year-old will make $70 million over the next four years. For those that didn’t know, Zubac was in a contract year. His former contract signed was a three-year, $32.8 million deal.

Zubac’s new contract with Los Angeles is the most he could have received under the new NBA’s CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement).

Last season, he averaged 11.7 points (career-high) and 9.2 rebounds in 68 appearances.