Kawhi Leonard (Back Spasms) Not To Miss Much Time

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Kawhi Leonard is not expected to miss much time after an uncomfortable scene during Tuesday’s game against the Timberwolves.

The area of concern is the middle of the back, which is why he went home and couldn’t sit on the bench.

“I was told, simply, it was uncomfortable for him to sit in the arena and he just went home,” said Adrian Wojnarowski. “There is not significant concern around the Clippers that this is anything that is going to linger.”

Los Angeles is definitely dodging a bullet after seeing Kawhi play a tenure-high 58 games this season.

The Clippers’ fanbase saw Leonard leave the game and then the arena after tweaking his back. A lot of speculation led fans to conclude it was a back issue, but now medical professionals have confirmed it.

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Kawhi Leonard (Back Spasms) Leaves Arena

The NBA World held its breath as it saw that Kawhi Leonard had not played the entire second quarter and found out he had left the arena.

Fans speculated about an injury to his leg, hoping to the universe that he was all right, especially since the Los Angeles Clippers did not provide the official word. However, there is some good news in all of this chaos.

According to multiple reports and online internet sleuths, Leonard was ruled out for the remainder of the game due to back spasms. Per the team, it was thoracic spasms. The extent of this injury is undetermined.

It should be noted that Kawhi has played 58 games this season, the most in a season during his entire Clippers’ tenure. He joined the organization back in 2019-20.

Kawhi Leonard, Paul George Set To Be 100 Percent For Camp

Kawhi Leonard, Paul George Set To Be 100 Percent For Camp

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Ty Lue appeared on Marc Stein’s podcast where he gave fans a good update on Leonard’s and George’s health heading into training camp.

“They’re both on track to be 100% by the time training camp starts, and that’s what we need,” Lue said. “You know, our best players will be healthy, and we’ve just been in an unfortunate situation where our two best players (haven’t had) a full season together the last three years and that’s been tough on us.”

Both of the aging superstars were held to under 60 games last season, injuries ultimately killed the Clippers in the postseason. Despite the strong performance of Russell Westbrook against the Phoenix Suns.

However, last year was last year and it appears both players are ready to turn the chapter in their storybook journey with Los Angeles.

Training camp opens up on September 27th.