Invoice Simmons reported that Kawhi Leonard shall be making his season debut for the Clippers earlier than Christmas, however head coach Ty Lue isn’t so positive.
Following the report from Simmons, Lue was questioned about it and he too was requested if Leonard will in actual fact be again earlier than Christmas.
“I don’t know,” Lue mentioned. “I don’t know.”
Lue then paused for a second and requested reporters, “Who mentioned that?”
He was once more requested if Kawhi shall be again in that time-frame and he once more answered, “I don’t know,” Lue mentioned.
What the pinnacle coach might say is that the franchise’s star participant has been on the court docket capturing and “going by means of some performs.”
“Simply doing all of the issues he’s purported to. … He’s received to test all of the containers and do all the fitting issues, not skip any steps,” Lue mentioned. “So, when he completes that, then we’ll transfer on.”
Although Lue didn’t say simply what number of “containers” Leonard needed to test earlier than he was again on the court docket for the primary time in 2024-25.
“Get 100%. I’m not a medical [doctor]. I don’t know,” Lue mentioned. “I’m not in there lifting and doing all that. He’s out. He’s getting higher. He’s on the ground, he’s doing stuff, however he’s not able to play.”
The top coach additionally defended Kawhi’s damage struggles and painted a far totally different image to the one salty followers wish to painting.
“For him, it’s extra irritating; he desires to be on the ground; he desires to play each single night time, and it’s simply dangerous timing,” Lue mentioned. “It’s not like he mentioned, ‘We get to the playoffs, and I don’t wish to play. It’s been some powerful days; it’s been some powerful nights. I’ve talked to Kawhi on nights the place he nearly cried simply speaking about how he’s let the crew down. However you may’t do something about accidents; he’s one other man that works extraordinarily arduous each single day to be on the ground, to be on the court docket, and it’s simply unlucky luck.”
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