Clippers Coach Ty Lue Addresses Kawhi Return Rumors

Invoice Simmons reported that Kawhi Leonard will probably be making his season debut for the Clippers earlier than Christmas, however head coach Ty Lue isn’t so certain.

Following the report from Simmons, Lue was questioned about it and he too was requested if Leonard will in actual fact be again earlier than Christmas.

“I don’t know,” Lue stated. “I don’t know.”

Lue then paused for a second and requested reporters, “Who stated that?”

He was once more requested if Kawhi will probably be again in that time-frame and he once more answered, “I don’t know,” Lue stated.

What the pinnacle coach may say is that the franchise’s star participant has been on the courtroom capturing and “going by some performs.”

“Simply doing all of the issues he’s imagined to. … He’s acquired to verify all of the packing containers and do all the fitting issues, not skip any steps,” Lue stated. “So, when he completes that, then we’ll transfer on.”

Although Lue didn’t say simply what number of “packing containers” Leonard needed to verify earlier than he was again on the courtroom for the primary time in 2024-25.

“Get one hundred pc. I’m not a medical [doctor]. I don’t know,” Lue stated. “I’m not in there lifting and doing all that. He’s out. He’s getting higher. He’s on the ground, he’s doing stuff, however he’s not able to play.”

The top coach additionally defended Kawhi’s harm struggles and painted a far completely different image to the one salty followers prefer to painting.

“For him, it’s extra irritating; he desires to be on the ground; he desires to play each single evening, and it’s simply dangerous timing,” Lue stated. “It’s not like he stated, ‘We get to the playoffs, and I don’t wish to play. It’s been some robust days; it’s been some robust nights. I’ve talked to Kawhi on nights the place he nearly cried simply speaking about how he’s let the crew down. However you may’t do something about accidents; he’s one other man that works extraordinarily arduous each single day to be on the ground, to be on the courtroom, and it’s simply unlucky luck.”