The star forward has missed substantial time over the past few years, and has played in just two of the Clippers’ nine games this season due to a lingering knee issue.
Over the past few years, NBA fans have become accustomed to seeing Kawhi Leonard miss time due to injury, an unfortunate trend Paul Pierce believes has been largely brushed aside by the masses. missed seven of the team’s nine games
The Basketball Hall of Famer shared his thoughts on Leonard while speaking to former Celtics teammate and fellow HOF’er Kevin Garnett on the latest edition of their Showtime Basketball podcast, “” Pierce offered a take questioning why Leonard’s legacy can be mentioned alongside LeBron James and Kevin Durant while avoiding the same criticism as oft-injured forward Anthony Davis after Garnett questioned why there has seemed to be a lack of information on Leonard’s injuries despite how often he...
To Pierce’s point, Leonard has played in just 180 games since the 2017–18 season, his last with the Spurs, and missed all of last season after undergoing surgery to repair the torn ACL he suffered in the second round of the playoffs in June 2021. Meanwhile, Davis, who’s been the focus of many jokes and memes due to his own injury history in recent years, the NBA champion and eight-time All-Star has played in 276 games in that same span.
“I truly believe that something’s truly not right long-term with Kawhi,” he said. “How much of Kawhi have we seen? We love watching Kawhi, at his peak he’s one of the best in the league. So we’re like, we want to catch him on the court with this Clipper team.”
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