NBA World Reacts To Kawhi Leonard's Surprising News

NBA World Reacts To Kawhi Leonard's Surprising News.

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According to NBA source, Clippers are reportedly considering starting the 2022–23 season with Kawhi as a bench player.

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This prospective tactic is a way to control his playing time as he recovers from an ACL injury.

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Due to an ACL tear, Leonard was sidelined for the whole 2021–22 season.

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Since winning the NBA championship with the Raptors in 2018–19, the star forward hasn't participated in more than 60 games.

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On Twitter, the NBA community responded to this news. One fan referred to him as softest super star in NBA history.

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This is becoming absurd. Play those games, you're making $50,000,000, darn it! additional added

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Another person remarked, Kawhi is lucky because his lack of desire to play basketball is only matched by Ben Simmons.

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