Invoice Simmons reported that Kawhi Leonard can be making his season debut for the Clippers earlier than Christmas, however head coach Ty Lue isn’t so certain.
Following the report from Simmons, Lue was questioned about it and he too was requested if Leonard will actually 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 can be again in that timeframe 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 taking pictures and “going by some performs.”
“Simply doing all of the issues he’s speculated to. … He’s acquired to examine all of the containers and do all the best 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 examine earlier than he was again on the court docket for the primary time in 2024-25.
“Get one hundred pc. 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 harm struggles and painted a far completely different image to the one salty followers wish to painting.
“For him, it’s extra irritating; he needs to be on the ground; he needs to play each single evening, and it’s simply dangerous timing,” Lue mentioned. “It’s not like he mentioned, ‘We get to the playoffs, and I don’t need 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 staff down. However you may’t do something about accidents; he’s one other man that works extraordinarily laborious each single day to be on the ground, to be on the court docket, and it’s simply unlucky luck.”
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