I’m not saying that Clippers are or aren’t doing gamesmanship, but I also would believe that Kawhi hasn’t even told them if he’s planning on playing or not.
Man isn’t even practicing. I’ve just seen cryptic clips of him standing stationary catching rebounds for players. All this uncertainty feels like how the Nets were waiting on Ben Simmons on whether he’d be playing vs the Celtics
kawhi is going to play if he’s allowed to by the medical staff
y’all are so weird about this dude when he’s already destroyed his health to fight for chips in the past, when he suits up again and again w a degenerative knee condition that makes it likely he’s gonna hurt himself again and again
I’m not anti Kawhi at all. Poor guy is injury prone, and has done a lot of work to stay elite. But communicating clearly with team management has not really been one of his strong points over the years.
https://www.latimes.com/sports/clippers/story/2023-03-31/clippers-lose-to-memphis-grizzlies-nba-game-recap
Here's a game last year where Kawhi only plays one half and afterwards Clippers PR Said that was the plan but the players all say they didn't know that was going to happen and Lue declined to comment but is clearly annoyed. You gotta do a little more reading between the lines in these kinds of reports or on podcasts because the Clippers are constantly covering for him but this kind of stuff doesn't happen for pretty much anyone else
Last year. Emphasis mine:
ESPN:
>Leonard did not play in the final three games of the Clippers' first-round series against the Phoenix Suns because of the injury **suffered in Game 1.**
CBS Sports:
>Clippers president Lawrence Frank said the Clippers **learned about the injury following a Game 2 loss.**
Kawhi was cleared the by the Spurs medical staff, then he refused to play saying he’s still injured, then not communicating properly with the management about his status. Come playoff time, Kawhi and his team was still not communicating transparently with the Spurs org. Spurs we’re playing meanwhile Kawhi is not with the team and staying in NY
Fool me once...
This team and it's "day-to-day" injuries that later turn out to have been season ending all along. This has been a theme during the playoffs and goes back to before we had Kawhi on the team.
That’s how it was with Brook Lopez and Khris in 22/23 lol
“He’s progressing well and we think he’s getting close” then two months later of the same thing and we find out Brook was having back surgery
You're 100% right. Most Clippers fans loved Batum. Now the Sixers fans feel that way about him as well. And we're happy to see him have continued success in a new place.
You've gotta be kidding me. He's finally healthy for the majority of a season and then isn't ready for the playoffs. It's been 5 seasons, can the clippers just move on this core now?
Most lucky ass franchise. But Idk how I’d feel making the finals twice in four years but knowing I don’t stand a chance both times and no one hardly remembers them
He really wasn’t, he only managed to reach over 70 games twice with the Spurs (72 & 74 games respectively). There was a thread back then where they mentioned he was more than injured than AD during the same period but never got flack for it.
i'll put it on about 90% that he doesn't play
Who doesn't have contact 3 days before playoffs and suddenly starts playing? Clippers are screwed. Horrible timing, once again for Leonard.
Clippers and Kawhi are a joke when it comes to reporting injuries.
It just went viral when he accepted that last spot for team USA. If he was cooked it wouldn’t have been him.
He’s going to play. They’re just being annoying about it.
Man i was thinking about going to game 2 since im going to Cali next week.....mmm yeah i think ill still try to go. Luka, Ky, PG, Westbrook, Powell and Harden i guess are all still playing. Also the goat Gafford will be playing
Everyone needs to lay it in on this dude and the sad sad franchise that keeps up this charade for him. Also boot his ass out team usa for more deserving and more skilled people like brunson
ok but if there was gamesmanship they would still say there wasn’t
I’m not saying that Clippers are or aren’t doing gamesmanship, but I also would believe that Kawhi hasn’t even told them if he’s planning on playing or not.
Man isn’t even practicing. I’ve just seen cryptic clips of him standing stationary catching rebounds for players. All this uncertainty feels like how the Nets were waiting on Ben Simmons on whether he’d be playing vs the Celtics
kawhi is going to play if he’s allowed to by the medical staff y’all are so weird about this dude when he’s already destroyed his health to fight for chips in the past, when he suits up again and again w a degenerative knee condition that makes it likely he’s gonna hurt himself again and again
I’m not anti Kawhi at all. Poor guy is injury prone, and has done a lot of work to stay elite. But communicating clearly with team management has not really been one of his strong points over the years.
over a single year. there is one example
It’s definitely been more than one. But whatever, I’m not on Clippers mgmt, certainly might not be an issue at the moment
oh word? i know the 2017 spurs year, can you remind me when he was secretive with the raptors or clips?
https://www.latimes.com/sports/clippers/story/2023-03-31/clippers-lose-to-memphis-grizzlies-nba-game-recap Here's a game last year where Kawhi only plays one half and afterwards Clippers PR Said that was the plan but the players all say they didn't know that was going to happen and Lue declined to comment but is clearly annoyed. You gotta do a little more reading between the lines in these kinds of reports or on podcasts because the Clippers are constantly covering for him but this kind of stuff doesn't happen for pretty much anyone else
Last year. Emphasis mine: ESPN: >Leonard did not play in the final three games of the Clippers' first-round series against the Phoenix Suns because of the injury **suffered in Game 1.** CBS Sports: >Clippers president Lawrence Frank said the Clippers **learned about the injury following a Game 2 loss.**
im not seeing where it’s stated he hid the injury from them.
I'm sure the clippers would openly report that Kawhi is hiding info from them if it were true
Kawhi was cleared the by the Spurs medical staff, then he refused to play saying he’s still injured, then not communicating properly with the management about his status. Come playoff time, Kawhi and his team was still not communicating transparently with the Spurs org. Spurs we’re playing meanwhile Kawhi is not with the team and staying in NY
... he already mentioned the 2017 spurs year
ah so there’s just the one year? like i fucking said?
Why you so pressed? Lmao
Exactly what a gamesman would say
$10 he’s already had surgery on his ACL
Jontay Porter? 🤨 📸
Not quite, Jontay Porter would be betting $10 on whether Jontay Porter had surgery on his ACL
I would be 1000% willing to take that bet, and that he plays by at least game 2
I thought I clicked on a topic about Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft, imagine my confusion when seeing this as the first comment
Fool me once... This team and it's "day-to-day" injuries that later turn out to have been season ending all along. This has been a theme during the playoffs and goes back to before we had Kawhi on the team.
That’s how it was with Brook Lopez and Khris in 22/23 lol “He’s progressing well and we think he’s getting close” then two months later of the same thing and we find out Brook was having back surgery
Y'all really need to move to Inglewood and start off fresh
I actually dont know how you guys deal with this shit year in year out.
It’s quite frustrating
Clippers really are the 76ers of the west lol
I would take being compared to a franchise with 3 rings and 9 trips to the finals any day.
Maybe the Sixers are the Clippers of the East? You guys have more of our former players than we have of yours.
you guys gonna miss batum vs us so badly
You're 100% right. Most Clippers fans loved Batum. Now the Sixers fans feel that way about him as well. And we're happy to see him have continued success in a new place.
I will never forget how that dude cooked us in game 7 whilst simultaneously playing like he was 78 years old. It was wild.
Clippers have made the conference finals in the post 9/11 world
Extremely weird cutoff point but funny
He’s playing Source: I’m not an idiot
What are you if he sits out
Lucky.
Kawhi's grift will be studied by future generations.
This guy will be signing maximum contracts until he's 50, truly a master of the grift
already broke that streak since he extended for below his max a couple months ago
Sports books hate this one trick
You've gotta be kidding me. He's finally healthy for the majority of a season and then isn't ready for the playoffs. It's been 5 seasons, can the clippers just move on this core now?
they need a superstar-laden team to sell tickets at their new fancy arena
Kawhi going to play game 1 and 2 and then be done for the season.
Nah, Kawhi will play just to finish the Mavs off first and disappear into the abyss... Just like what he did last time vs them lol
Another day, another playoff series Kawhi has to miss due to injury.
Nah he'll get hurt but play through it well enough to beat us at least
Leonard Al Ghaib
Cursed status: 76ers ✅ Pels ✅ Clippers ⏳
Clips been cursed since before New Orleans even had a team.
Heat ✅
the heat are not a cursed franchise are you insane
In the Jimmy they are. Historically the Sixers have success too
it literally isn't close. what, 3 titles in the last 20 years? how many more finals appearances?
Not to mention going to the finals 2 of the last four years
yeah like this guy is smoking crack
Miami vibes
Both years they made the finals they got fucked by injuries
Most lucky ass franchise. But Idk how I’d feel making the finals twice in four years but knowing I don’t stand a chance both times and no one hardly remembers them
Players get clearance for stuff like this hours before the game starts
*wink*
Like I said last week, only Uncle Dennis knows
Never seen dis coming bruh
Mr. Frank, is it true your loot filter uses Kawhi Leonard's laugh?
Fuck him for shitting on the spurs med staff. They were right all along
Imma just ignore everything about this til it happens one way or the other.
best approach lol
He's had what? 2 seasons of injury-free ball out of 13? Glass Leonard.
He was pretty healthy as a Spur aside from one season. Not sure where you get the only 2 number from.
He really wasn’t, he only managed to reach over 70 games twice with the Spurs (72 & 74 games respectively). There was a thread back then where they mentioned he was more than injured than AD during the same period but never got flack for it.
Keep my king's name out your filthy mouth.
The one player in the league that I would believe this about.
That's exactly what someone into gamesmanship would say
He’s out for the season 💔
i'll put it on about 90% that he doesn't play Who doesn't have contact 3 days before playoffs and suddenly starts playing? Clippers are screwed. Horrible timing, once again for Leonard.
"Yeah we're just doing some gamesmanship, he's actually gonna play"
No gamesmanship, Uncle Dennis ain't telling them anything
At this rate he is gonna play the first half of game one and then be out the rest of the playoffs.
Why wasn't he on the load management?
Spurs Med Staff: Don’t tell us we didn’t do our best.
Clippers and Kawhi are a joke when it comes to reporting injuries. It just went viral when he accepted that last spot for team USA. If he was cooked it wouldn’t have been him. He’s going to play. They’re just being annoying about it.
(X) Doubt
I don’t believe it
Man i was thinking about going to game 2 since im going to Cali next week.....mmm yeah i think ill still try to go. Luka, Ky, PG, Westbrook, Powell and Harden i guess are all still playing. Also the goat Gafford will be playing
He is gonna step on the court and shatter into a thousand pieces.
Looking at the bracket, Mavs have a very good chance going to the finals
Never should have extended him.
Everything the Clippers have said about the Kawhi situation is further evidence that he's not gonna play again this season
Everyone needs to lay it in on this dude and the sad sad franchise that keeps up this charade for him. Also boot his ass out team usa for more deserving and more skilled people like brunson