Kawhi out back-to-back vs. Pelicans, Rockets due to injury recovery
Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard will miss the team's back-to-back set Sunday against the New Orleans Pelicans and Monday against the Houston Rockets due to injury recovery for his right knee, head coach Ty Lue said ahead of Sunday's contest.
Lue added that Leonard didn't practice Saturday, according to Mark Medina of NBA.com.
Leonard missed the Clippers' two-game set against the Oklahoma City Thunder earlier this week after experiencing stiffness in his surgically repaired right knee. He sat out all last season while recovering from an ACL tear suffered in the 2021 playoffs.
The 31-year-old forward has played in two of the Clippers' first five games, coming off the bench in both and totaling 40 minutes across the contests.
L.A. has lost three straight games, including the two Leonard missed in Oklahoma City.