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NBA Legend Says Kawhi Leonard Should Consider Retirement

NBA legend Paul Pierce said LA Clippers star Kawhi Leonard should consider retirement

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NBA Legend Says Kawhi Leonard Should Consider Retirement
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LA Clippers star Kawhi Leonard is one of the league's most dominant players when fully-healthy. Having battled back from an ACL tear, Leonard was playing as good as anybody in the NBA before tearing his meniscus just two games into the 2023 playoffs.

With the Clippers losing three-straight games after Leonard went down, suffering another early exit, analysts around the league have been sharing their thoughts on what's next for LA. NBA legend and former Clippers forward Paul Pierce recently shared his honest thoughts on Kawhi Leonard, saying he would consider retirement if he was Leonard.

"If I’m Kawhi Leonard, I would really consider retirement. This has a lot to do with what his body has been through," Pierce said to Kevin Garnett during a segment of KG Certified.

Pierce added, “Being unreliable has nothing to do with their talent. Kawhi has probably been the most unreliable and unlucky. That’s just unlucky to deal with what he’s had to deal with, injury-wise. Because he’s one of the greatest athletes. If you look at the way he’s put together, he’s strong, in shape. But you have to be good and lucky. It has nothing to do with the weights or the load management. You can be the best athlete in the world but sometimes the injury bug just somehow creeps up on you."

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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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