On April 19, Beijing time, the last two playoff spots left in the NBA will be between the Pelicans and the Kings, the Heat and the Bulls, and a crazy night off the court. In the Heat lost to the 76ers, the team's core Butler suffered an injury and will not be able to play in the life-and-death battle; Embiid's side collapsed, and he once expressed that he only wanted to play for France in order to obtain French citizenship, but he did not expect to join the American men's basketball team now; the Clippers ushered in a major benefit, Leonard's injury is improving, and G1 is expected to return in the first round.
The Heat officially updated the latest injury situation of star Butler, which was confirmed by MRI examination that Butler suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee and will be out for several weeks.
Butler was injured in the first quarter with the 76ers, was kicked to the knee by Oubre, and then insisted on playing the game, but limped off the court after the game, and the injury was still very unoptimistic. Now it is also determined that Butler will not be able to play in the life-and-death battle with the Bulls, and Butler is also a little dissatisfied with Oubre, and directly shouted Oubre under the injury report to "fight".
Embiid, the core of the 76ers, has been confirmed to join the U.S. men's basketball team and will play in the Paris Olympics, wearing the No. 11 jersey. For this decision, the European media exposed Embiid's handwritten letter to the French president in 2021, which included "I hope to obtain French nationality so that I can be selected for the French men's basketball team". In the end, he obtained French citizenship as he wished, but he did not choose to join the French men's basketball team, but turned his head to join the American men's basketball team, which was also questioned by many people. It can be expected that in the Olympic men's basketball schedule, Embiid will definitely be booed by the audience as soon as he gets the ball, after all, it is France's home court.
The Clippers are still actively preparing for the playoffs, and the first game against the Mavericks will start on the 22nd, and Leonard's injury has finally been updated and he is placed on the doubtful list, with a 50% chance of playing. This is already a very good result, which means that Leonard has a chance to play, indicating that his injury is not serious.
After Xiaoka missed 8 games in a row, the outside world was also worried about his situation, after all, there had been reimbursement problems before. Fortunately, President Frank revealed that Xiaoka is only an inflammation problem, not a structural problem. Leonard is still in very good shape in the regular season, playing 68 games, which is the highest single-season appearance record for the Clippers, and I believe he can return, after all, this season is still a good chance for the Clippers.