While the LA Clippers said Kawhi Leonard is questionable for Game 1 against the Dallas Mavericks, the All-Star forward's status to start the first round remained in doubt as the club went through its final walkthrough during Saturday's practice.
Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a graduate of Michigan State University.Coach Ty Lue said Leonard would not go through any contact in Saturday's practice -- the team's final rehearsal before Sunday's Game 1 tip at 3:30 p.m. ET.
Whenever a question was posed to Lue with the premise of the Clippers having to play Game 1 without Leonard, the coach responded by saying that the Clippers don't know that they will be without their star yet., who will have to shoulder more of the load if Leonard is unable to play, said the Clippers have been unlucky with health in the postseason.
Lawrence Frank, president of basketball operations, said Leonard's surgically repaired right ACL and right meniscus are solid and structurally in place. But he characterized the inflammation as"stubborn" and"unpredictable."
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