December 23, 2024

LA Clippers star Kawhi Leonard missed his first game of the season on Thursday night against the OKC Thunder. Falling on his hip late in LA’s win over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night, Leonard was ruled out for Thursday with a left hip contusion. That same injury now has Leonard listed as questionable for Saturday

Tatum ready to confront championship expectations afternoon’s game vs. the Boston Celtics. As previously mentioned, Leonard had played in every single game up until Thursday’s loss to the Thunder, which was quite a run for him and the team. The Clippers have dealt with very poor injury luck the last several seasons, most notably with Leonard, so his availability to start the season has been

Leonard is considered day-to-day right now, per head coach Ty Lue, so this doesn’t seem like the type of injury that will sideline him for an extended period of time. That said, the Clippers will always be cautious with their star forward, and currently have him as questionable for this game against Boston.

The Celtics have Jayson Tatum listed as questionable for this game, so there is a chance that both teams will be without their best players. This would be unfortunate, but also understandable, as both Leonard and Tatum are banged up right now with different injuries.

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