Earlier today, according to chris Haynes on the TNT show, Clippers star Cowhi Leonard's recovery is progressing faster than planned, and there is a good chance of returning this season! According to the source, the small card has recently increased the amount of training and become stronger and stronger. Previously, it was reported that Xiao Ka was already doing box jumping exercises, and coach Lu Lu also said that this was a good sign for the recovery process.
The Los Angeles Clippers are eighth in the West with a 19-20 record at this stage, and they look helpless without Paul George, losing 17 points to the Phoenix Suns 89-106 in today's game. It is still a bit difficult to accept, to know that last season they were the team that reached the Western Conference Finals, and the Suns were tit-for-tat, but now they are bloody by the Suns, and this season they are somewhat unsatisfactory.
After leading the Toronto Raptors to the NBA championship in 2019, Cowhi Leonard's prestige reached its peak and was dubbed the "contemporary Jordan" by the outside world. In that offseason that year, Cowhi Leonard chose to join the Clippers to join George, and fans at that time thought that Leonard's would bring the Clippers a championship trophy, but Leonard's basketball career seemed to have stagnated since joining the Clippers.
In his first season with the Clippers, the playoffs were reversed by the Denver Nuggets; in his second season with the Clippers, he suffered a torn cruciate ligament in his right knee in the playoffs, and the season was reimbursed and has not yet recovered. Now in his third season with the Clippers, the duo has become a single core, and with Paul George's injury, even the single core is gone, with a win rate of less than 50%, and can only hover in the eighth position in the West.
However, according to journalist Chris Haynes, Kawhi Leonard is currently in a very good recovery and is likely to make a comeback this season. Reports from the Clippers in recent days have also shown that Leonard is recovering well, in the words of coach Terrenlu: "Leonard's recovery has made good progress, but I didn't have much to watch his training because I didn't want to get too excited!" ”
If Leonard can make a comeback this season, that would certainly be a good thing for the Clippers. Today's league, the Nets' Kyrie Irving has returned, although it is only an away game, but their strength is definitely not to be underestimated; and the Warriors' Klay Thompson is also about to return to the field, so that the NBA competition is even greater, if not enough competitiveness is guaranteed, it is difficult for them to absorb good players in the subsequent transfer period and offseason.
Last season, Leonard averaged 24.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game in the regular season, and averaged 30.4 points, 7.7 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 2.1 steals per game in the playoffs, shooting 57.3% from the field and 39.3% from three-point range. Proper team thighs. It's just that Leonard was plagued by injuries last season and hasn't made a comeback so far, but according to the reports of the famous record, if this is the case, Leonard should not be far from a comeback.