He was back at a stratospheric level but was once once more overtaken by his body. Kawhi Leonard just missed the last two games of the series once morest Phoenix with a knee injury, so he lets the Suns fly into the second round. According to Draymond Green, this sprain is partly because of the Lakers…

When he’s on the NBA courts, Kawhi Leonard is very often the best player. Unfortunately, while looking like he was back to his 2019 level, The Klaw once once more suffered a knee injury and is unavailable to carry the Clippers. In a series now dominated 3-1 by Phoenix, Tyronn Lue can already regret the absence of his leader, who averaged 34.5 points in the first two games.

The former Spurs is therefore once once more caught up in his physical condition. Since his arrival in Los Angeles, Kawhi has had a series of glitches and the project set up alongside Paul George does not really succeed. According Draymond Green, the injury of the winger is this time the fault of the rival of Los Angeles. The Warrior allows itself a spicy outing regarding the neighboring teams.

Draymond Green’s shock statement on Kawhi injury

.@Money23Green explains how the Lakers screwed the Clippers in the playoffs pic.twitter.com/FxZgw9DBWg

— The Volume (@TheVolumeSports) April 22, 2023

The Lakers fucked the Clippers. By qualifying, LeBron James secured himself the headliner. Steph Curry will always be the headliner. Because they’re such big draws, the Clippers have to fill in the lineup holes on other days of the week. Behind, you necessarily have Kawhi Leonard who plays 40 minutes… I saw Tyronn Lue who said that the Clippers were prepared for Kawhi to play 42 minutes.

After that, they announce that Kawhi will be out for Game 3, and that sucks, because he was so dominant. If the matches had been further apart, it would have been completely different. What you need to understand is that the problem is the TV channel schedule. LeBron and Steph Curry monopolize national airtime slots, and the Clippers have to play every other day, it completely changes the series.

Looking at the current state of the playoffs, one can only give credence to Draymond Green’s statement. The Clippers have indeed played four games in the space of a few days, while the neighbor Laker has only played three in a week. Kawhi Leonard’s body was therefore pushed to its limits and the knee did not hold. There is no doubt that Tyronn Lue would have preferred a completely different planning of the matches…

Draymond Green therefore points to an aspect that will be debated. The uneven layout of the games likely put the Clippers at a disadvantage, depending on Kawhi Leonard. The television broadcasts therefore took a big hit to the Clippers…