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Kawhi Leonard Cleared Medically, Choosing Not to Return

Kawhi Leonard Cleared Medically, Choosing Not to Return

It is time to officially set off the warning alarm, there may be serious problems between the San Antonio Spurs and Kawhi Leonard. Leonard has apparently been cleared for a return by team doctors for his right quad injury, but spent the All-Star break seeing a specialist and getting a second opinion and is choosing [...]

February 22, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Gregg Popovich Brushes Off Speculation That Kawhi Leonard Wants to be Traded from Spurs

Gregg Popovich Brushes Off Speculation That Kawhi Leonard Wants to be Traded from Spurs

Earlier in the week, we talked about how Kawhi Leonard’s camp denied a reported rift between him and the San Antonio Spurs organization. But that didn’t stop ESPN’s Jalen Rose from fanning the flames. Speaking on First Take, the former NBA player and current analyst for the worldwide leader said that Leonard wants out of San [...]

January 24, 2018 admin Blogs 0

Kawhi Leonard’s Camp Denies Reported Rift with San Antonio Spurs

Kawhi Leonard’s Camp Denies Reported Rift with San Antonio Spurs

Kawhi Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs are, contrary to recent reports, A-okay—or so Kawhi’s camp will have us believe. ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Michael C. Wright and Zach Lowe damn near broke the internwebz on Monday when they brought word that Leonard and San Antonio weren’t seeing eye-to-eye as he continues rehabbing his right quad [...]

January 22, 2018 admin Blogs 1

San Antonio Spurs Announce Kawhi Leonard Sidelined Indefinitely with Right Quad Injury

San Antonio Spurs Announce Kawhi Leonard Sidelined Indefinitely with Right Quad Injury

The San Antonio Spurs do no know when Kawhi Leonard will be in their rotation again. Quad and shoulder issues have limited to the two-time Defensive Player of the Year to just nine appearances this season, and it will apparently be quite some time before he gets a 10th outing under his belt. The Spurs [...]

January 18, 2018 admin Blogs 0

Kawhi Leonard Has Partial Tear in Left Shoulder

Kawhi Leonard Has Partial Tear in Left Shoulder

More bad news in what has been a rough season for Kawhi Leonard. The Spurs star small forward has only played in 8 games thus far this season and now is in line to miss more action because of an injury to his left shoulder in the Spurs victory over the Suns on Friday night. [...]

January 8, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Manu Ginobili Admits San Antonio Spurs Didn’t Expect Kawhi Leonard to Miss So Much Time

Manu Ginobili Admits San Antonio Spurs Didn’t Expect Kawhi Leonard to Miss So Much Time

Manu Ginobili has a message for anyone who’s confused and surprised that Kawhi Leonard missed the San Antonio Spurs’ first 27 games. That message? Me too. From the San Antonio Express-News‘ Tom Orsborn: This quote from Manu kind of sums up the entire Leonard affair: ““It was never expected we would play 20-plus games without him. [...]

December 13, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Spurs Expect Kawhi Leonard to Return Saturday

Spurs Expect Kawhi Leonard to Return Saturday

The San Antonio Spurs prove on an annual basis that they are one of the most indestructible forces in life. In spite of boasting one of the least talented rosters in the league at the moment with their superstar forward Kawhi Leonard sidelined, they have still managed to start 17-8, good for 3rd in the [...]

December 8, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Kawhi Leonard Sees Himself Returning to San Antonio Spurs Rotation ‘Soon’

Kawhi Leonard Sees Himself Returning to San Antonio Spurs Rotation ‘Soon’

Kawhi Leonard has officially spoken. The San Antonio Spurs All-Star has yet to play this season while dealing with a quad injury. And though the team has been heavy on ambiguous optimism over the course of the year, they haven’t provided a concrete timetable for his return. That hasn’t changed. Leonard missed the Spurs’ victory [...]

December 5, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Tony Parker Says Kawhi Leonard Could Return to Spurs in a ‘Couple Weeks’

Tony Parker Says Kawhi Leonard Could Return to Spurs in a ‘Couple Weeks’

Tony Parker returned to the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night after missing the start of the season with a torn quad he suffered near the end of last year—and he came bearing more than the six points and four assists he dropped in the team’s victory over the Dallas Mavericks. To hear the 35-year-old [...]

November 28, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Gregg Popovich: Kawhi Leonard Will Return to San Antonio Spurs ‘Sooner Rather Than Later’

Gregg Popovich: Kawhi Leonard Will Return to San Antonio Spurs ‘Sooner Rather Than Later’

Kawhi Leonard’s 2017-18 season debut has yet to take place, and the San Antonio Spurs haven’t offered a definitive timetable for his return from a quad injury. But, on the bright side, it seems he will play sometime before hell freezes over. As head coach Gregg Popovich said, per the San Antonio Express-News‘ Tom Orsborn: Spurs [...]

November 16, 2017 admin Blogs 0