Kawhi Leonard didn’t verify into Wednesday’s time beyond regulation interval in opposition to the Orlando Magic till the 1:22 mark, a choice which understandably annoyed him.
The Clippers, as all the time, have been extraordinarily cautious with Leonard as he works his method again to full health.
Each he and Paul George had been pushing up in opposition to their prescribed minutes restrictions when time beyond regulation arrived.
“They’re simply making an attempt to guard, I assume, us as gamers,” Leonard stated, via The Los Angeles Times.
“, at instances I really feel like we ought to be in to shut quarters out like the top of that third, however like I stated, I assume medical workers is simply making an attempt to guard us as gamers, I imply, at the very least me, as a result of it’s my second sport again. Hopefully we are able to get past this and we are able to simply play basketball.”
Paul George, who was on the courtroom for only one play, additionally spoke on the matter.
“You perceive the medical facet of it the place that is my second sport again from a hamstring harm and we acquired one other one tomorrow night time so I get it, it’s simply powerful, it’s powerful,” George stated.
“The aggressive facet takes over and I need to compete and we acquired ourselves in a troublesome end. As one of many leaders, I need to be on the market and assist shut the sport out.”
Leonard remains to be not taking part in back-to-backs and the Clippers are sitting ninth within the West at 14-13.
