When asked about the NBA's new rest policy, Kawhi Leonard says he's only sat game when he's been injury and that a new policy won't help him be more available.
) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times.PLAYA VISTA, Calif. -- Perhaps no NBA player has been more associated with load management and the league's new player participation policy more than, but Leonard pushed back on that policy during the team's media day Monday -- saying that"no league policy is helping me to play more games.
When first asked about the new policy that was passed last month, which states that teams must ensure no more than one star player is unavailable for the same game, Leonard asked what the new rules were.in the 2018-19 season -- when he led the team to a championship -- came while he was rehabilitating a knee injury.
Regarding the new policy, Clippers head coach Ty Lue said,"If our players are healthy, they're going to play. I know there's a big thing, like, our guys don't like to play or whatever, but that's not true. Our guys want to play. Unfortunately, they've had injuries...So, if our guys are healthy, they're going to play, and that's all we're really focused on.
"It's a matter of, if you're going to trip on somebody; a lot of my injuries last year, I stepped on someone's foot or ran into somebody," Leonard said."You've got to control what you can control and get the treatments that you can and listen to your body, keep moving and see what happens."
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