Kawhi Leonard (rest) to miss Thursday's game vs. the Nuggets

Kawhi Leonard
SF, Los Angeles Clippers

After previously reporting that Leonard would make his preseason debut on Thursday, Mark Medina announced that Leonard will indeed rest again on Thursday.

Leonard is yet to play in the preseason, but after a full season of "load management" are you really surprised? The Clippers suggested at their media day that they won't be as liberal with their rest days for Leonard this year so don't read too much into this.

Source: Mark Medina on Twitter

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October 9, 2019, 9:53 pm

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