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Kawhi Leonard's Injury Status for Clippers-76ers

The LA Clippers have released their injury report against the Philadelphia 76ers.

Joey Linn

Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard (2) warms up prior to the game against the Houston Rockets at Crypto.com Arena.
Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard (2) warms up prior to the game against the Houston Rockets at Crypto.com Arena. / Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
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The LA Clippers and Philadelphia 76ers are facing off for the second time this season on Sunday. The first matchup between these two teams came at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, and was a game the Clippers won by a final score of 110-98.

When the NBA made the schedule, there was likely some intentionality with putting the two Clippers vs. 76ers matchups early in the season. Both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George missed a lot of time due to injuries while teammates in Los Angeles, and it made sense for the league to schedule their head-to-head battles early in the season in hopes they’d both be available.

This unfortunately did not work out, as Leonard has yet to make his season debut, and remains out for Sunday’s game in Philadelphia. As for George, he played in his return to Los Angeles, but will not be available for this game.

Clippers head coach Ty Lue told reporters before Friday’s game against the Sacramento Kings that Leonard would not be traveling on this four-game road trip. This rules the star forward out for all of November, but the Clippers have done well in his absence. 

Entering play on Sunday, the Clippers are 10-7 through 17 games, which has them tied for sixth in the Western Conference standings. The Clippers were briefly in sole possession of the fifth seed after their win on Friday, but the Denver Nuggets’ win on Saturday gave them back possession of that spot. 

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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