Kawhi Leonard will play against the Nets despite an ankle injury
The Los Angeles Clippers will download on Brooklyn Nets to start the weekend, and they will do it with Kawhi Leonard in the composition.
Leonard competed with a “suspicious” label because of ankle injury suffered during the Clippers’ road loss to the New York Knicks on Wednesday night. Leonard was able to finish the game despite the injury with 5:26 left in the third quarter.
This is where Leonard injured his ankle. Made 10/16 FG for 25 points through 3 quarters. Off after this bin
Played the 4th quarter until the end but missed all 4 shots. Kawhi didn’t mention it after the game, but the same rate that cost Kawhi most of November https://t.co/I3TCl8KspTZ pic.twitter.com/He0D1PVTZv
— Lav Murray 🐐 (@LavMurraiTheNU) January 8, 2026
The Clippers star stepped back after a baseline jumper that went wide, but stepped on the foot of a fan on the court as he returned to the court. According to the NBA’s injury report, Leonard’s status was up in the air, but the two-time NBA Finals MVP came out for warmups at his regular time, which is a good sign that he will try against the Nets.
Kawhi Leonard is averaging a career high this season, his 14th in the NBA. in 26 appearances, the 34-year-old superstar forward is averaging 28 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.2 steals and 0.7 blocks per game while shooting 49.2 percent from the field, 36.4 percent from three, and a league-leading 95.5 percent from the free throw line.
Over the last nine games, Kawhi Leonard is averaging 33.9 points, 7.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.6 steals and 1.3 blocks per game as the Clippers have won seven of those contests.
The Clippers and Nets will play their game on Friday night at 4:30 PM PST. It will be the first game of a back-to-back for the Clippers, who will travel to Detroit to take on the Pistons on Saturday night.
2026-01-09 23:47:00
