Kawhi Leonard’s minutes were limited in Game 3 vs. Mavs due to injury.
LA Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard has been ruled out for Game 4 (3:30 ET, ABC) of their first-round series against the Dallas Mavericks, the team announced earlier. Clippers president Lawrence Frank says Leonard is dealing with right knee inflammation and there is no timetable for his return.
Leonard just returned for the Clippers in Game 2 after missing three weeks because of right knee inflammation, finishing with 15 points on 7-for-17 shooting in LA’s 96-93 loss.
The six-time All-Star never looked comfortable in the Clippers’ 101-90 loss in Game 3, finishing with nine points on just seven shots, his fewest in a playoff game in 10 years. Leonard played 25 minutes.
The Clippers won the series opener without Leonard, with James Harden scoring 28 points and going 6 of 11 from 3-point range.
Paul George scored 22 points in each of the first two games before limited to seven in Game 3. It was just his second playoff game in single digits since joining the Clippers in 2018-19.
Leonard played 68 regular-season games, the most for the two-time NBA champion since the 2016-17 season in San Antonio.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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