The LA Clippers have sent Kawhi Leonard home from their current road trip to receive treatment to deal with some knee irritation.
The Clippers said that Leonard “suffered a left knee contusion last Saturday and as a result is dealing with some knee irritation.” He will be re-evaluated when the Clippers return home on Wednesday.
“It is not seen as anything serious,” [reports Chris Haynes of NBA on Prime](https://x.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/2012925130217816459). Hopefully not, but with Leonard’s long history of knee issues, anything like this has to be monitored closely.
Leonard has been having one of the best regular seasons of his career, averaging 28.2 points per game while shooting 39.9% from 3-point range, plus grabbing 6.3 rebounds and dishing out 3.5 assists a game. He is very likely to be selected by the coaches as an All-Star Game reserve.
The Clippers won the one game Leonard missed due to this injury so far, beating the Raptors in overtime. The Clippers have won 12 of 14 and are the hottest team in the league, having moved into a play-in tournament spot despite a 6-21 start to the season.