Kawhi Leonard plans to not start for a major part of the games considering his ACL recovery: “You gotta gradually play minutes in order to get the ACL strong"
"Kawhi Leonard is an odd duck man… Kawhi is the single biggest health risk in the league” – Nick Wright criticizes Kawhi Leonard’s irregular health issues
“This ain't fair to the Lakers…All of their flaws is gonna be exposed on national TV”- Former NBA player is concerned over Lakers' roster depth, believes Clippers will "expose" their shooting flaws
"Kawhi Leonard is the player face for load management, this pisses me off" - NBA analyst rages over Clippers for starting Kawhi Leonard off the bench using load management as an excuse
“This brother is the king, he's the standard for load management” – NBA analyst craves to see more playing time for Kawhi Leonard, believes the Clippers are the No.1 threat to defending champions
"We always talk about how Zion’s body looked now, but we ain’t talking about Kawhi’s body" - 7x NBA champion believes Kawhi Leonard and LA Clippers are getting overlooked as contenders
“Hopefully, I’ll get that big standing ovation that I think I deserve” – 5x NBA All-Star hopes to give a terrific performance in front of his former team, says it’s a second home for him
"He's played 109 games in three years" - NBA analyst questions the true caliber of Kawhi Leonard, doubts his efficiency as the superstar has missed a ton of games in the last few years
“I don't get a lot of recognition for the type of player I am in this league” – 5x All-Star is elated to return to NBA action, says he'll prove himself to people who doubted his caliber to win a title
"I'll publicly say, I'm the 2, Kawhi's the 1...There is no ego when it comes to that" - Paul George clarifies who lead the Clippers, says he believes his talent will make teammates better
"He's a student of the game as well, so we always have a similarity with each other" - Kawhi Leonard opens up on his relationship with 3x NBA All-Defensive Team member
"I’ll publicly say I’m the 2… There’s no ego when it comes to that" - 7x All-Star affirms his status in the LA Clippers setup, mentions “Kawhi is the number one"
"A leader and just whatever it takes, I'm prepared and understand what the assignment is this year" - 7x All-Star speaks out on taking accountability as LA Clippers gear up for 2022-23 NBA season
“We are entering a tunnel and it is going to be dark for a while, but at the end, it’s going to be light and joy” – 2x NBA champion hopes to reach Finals this season, says his recovery is ongoing
“I would say he's gonna least miss 15 games…But they've built out so much depth with the Clippers” - Jalen Rose expects a ‘Klay Thompson and Finals ‘ like comeback from Kawhi Leonard, hails their deep bench
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