Kawhi Leonard drops the mic to Darius Garland after his LA debut
On Monday night, The Los Angeles Clippers fought back closer to .500 with a solid road win over the Golden State Warriors, outscoring the Dubs by 15 points in the fourth quarter to secure the victory. This game marked the Clippers the debut of point guard Darius Garlandwho came off the bench and scored 12 points with two assists in 23 minutes of action.
The Clippers are playing after the game Kawhi Leonard had high praise for what the young guard brings to the table.
“Number one, just the competitive nature … We’re going to look to him to get us involved, give him some shots, speed up the transition for us, and just get everybody involved and call sets so we don’t stagnate at times. I think he’s able to do that. He’s an All-Star player. I’m just looking forward to playing with him, Lee Leonard said, for more basketball,” Lee Leonard said. formerly Twitter.
Garland was brought to the Clippers after the team shockingly traded James Harden to the Cleveland Cavaliers shortly before the deadline.
The 26-year-old is a two-time NBA All-Star, though injury concerns have unfortunately become a major part of his career in recent years, and Los Angeles will be hoping that is alleviated for the rest of this season and beyond.
While he may not be quite the top playmaker that Harden is, Garland is still a capable distributor who is also more than capable of creating his own offense off the dribble as well as being a solid catch-and-shoot threat from beyond the arc.
All of these tools seem to make him a good fit alongside Leonard in Los Angeles, even as the team further trimmed its roster at the deadline by sending Ivica Zubac to the Indiana Pacers.
The Clippers will next take the floor against Indiana on Wednesday night.
2026-03-03 16:35:00
