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Kawhi has bigger issues than people are letting out. You don't sit three games into the first ten games in which you are already being load managed unless you have a legitimate injury. He basically didn't play an entire week and still looked unhealthy. I knew it was a problem but man, imagine if we signed this dude to a four year contract and he has to load manage every season all the while, our roster is gutted. We wouldn't have Bradley, Danny Green, and other key players on the roster right now. Kawhi didn't sign with the Lakers because he knew his load management would be on the news every day. No one cares about the Clippers so he could basically do whatever he wants without any media harassing him. Also, Westbrook was right about Beverley. This dude just runs around fouling people and the refs let him because Beverley has developed a reputation of being pesty.
He bumped knees hard though in one of the 1st couple of games? They were calling it a knee "contusion" and that could explain why he was hobbling so badly at the end and then being out a few games?
He probably feels a lot of pressure to play because the Lakers keep winning. If we were at .500 and they were three or four games ahead, there would be much less scrutiny of his load management. I really wanted Kawhi last season but now it feels as though we dodged a bullet. I don't see how an injury two years old is going to progress to a non issue anytime soon. Too bad for him because I admire him as a player.
he should have joined us and dodged the pr nightmare by citing his load management as a factor in the decision. oh well.
Load management on the Clippers because they "are" deeper was always weird. You could have load managed here where even if he took a month off, the team still had Lebron AND AD.
Kawhi's injury is 7 years old,he had degenerative tendon injury in 2013 when played in San Antonio https://fansided.com/2013/05/17/san-antonio-spurs-kawhi-leonard-dealing-with-knee-injury/
I had wanted Kawhi and AD for the future. I think the next two years would have been rough with no depth even with the amazing super trio. But rebuilding with those two as the centerpieces would have been great. His chronic injury changes things... Having a chronically injured Kawhi plus AD would not be a good pair even though skill wise they'd probably be the best.
All the above with documented 7 year old issues is fine. But am I hallucinating that he banged his knee and was given a knee contusion which could have been why he looked horrible at the end of that game and why they listed him as being out with that contusion? We had guys miss much longer last year with the same type injury.
Hopefully, karma will get them both. Kawhi knew all along that he wasn’t going to the Lakers so he tried to screw them by keeping the Lakers hopes up. A former pro I know says that he thinks Kawhi’s degenerative condition is far worse than he and/or the Clippers are letting on. That’s why Doc went full r***** and said that Kawhi was fine when asked because one cannot give an edge to opponents. I just wonder if Kawhi will make it in the playoffs because he can’t take games off... not in the West. Kawhi was hobbled last year basically after a long layoff.
This so much!!! He screwed the Lakers so people/media let it slide and stay silent. Guy is a snake and a d***. I hope he never gets mentioned in the "goat" talk ever again. f*** him.
The guy is an irritant, but ESPN has a good write up on Patrick Beverly’s history. I’ll give him respect, but off court only.
Clippers are a very good team because of their 2nd unit. Need our guys to step up especially Kuzma if we can beat them. Also need AD to be used properly against the Clippers frontline
