Every step that took the Clippers to this point was at least defensible in the moment. Trading Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and a mountain of draft picks for Paul George looks terrible now. It also created a championship favorite.

Kawhi Leonard's knee has been a consistent problem for the last six months. When the offseason began, many assumed he would be healthy for the season, but that

Let's call this what it is: The Clippers went all in when in the summer of 2019 they signed Leonard and traded for Paul George in a deal that cost them Shai-Gilgeous Alexander and a trove of future draft picks, and they have been desperately trying to validate that decision ever since.

Kawhi Leonard won't play for the Los Angeles Clippers to start the season because of ongoing rehabilitation from inflammation in his right knee.

The Los Angeles Clippers' best player, six-time All-Star small forward Kawhi Leonard, incurred a major injury setback, and has now been shelved "indefinitely" while he continues to recuperate from right knee inflammation, report Shams Charania and Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN.

Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard will miss the beginning of the regular season and is out indefinitely, ESPN's Shams Charania and Ohm Youngmisuk reported Thursday. Leonard will reportedly continue his rehabilitation program as he deals with inflammation in his right knee.

The Los Angeles Clippers will be without Kawhi Leonard to start the season as he rehabs his right knee. There's no timetable for his return.

The news is an obviously big blow for LA, who needed Leonard’s talents alongside former MVP James Harden in order to make a run at the Western Conference this season. Acquired i

LA Clippers star forward Kawhi Leonard will reportedly be sidelined indefinitely as he continues to struggle with right knee inflammation.