Still reconditioning
The Toronto Raptors will be without Kawhi Leonard for at least another week. The club confirmed the update today, saying its star forward is still going through a reconditioning process after treatment on swelling in his left knee.
Leonard has not played since late October. He was pulled about an hour before tip-off ahead of Toronto’s 117-94 defeat in Minnesota on October 25, and the knee has kept him off the floor ever since.
no renewal
Free for 2 weeks.
A rusty start before the setback
The 35-year-old only got two games in before the injury. He averaged 19.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in that stretch, but the shooting was far from his usual standard. Leonard hit just 32.4% from the field and missed 10 of his 14 attempts from beyond the arc.
Small sample, clear message: the timing was not there yet, and the knee may explain part of it.
What it means for Toronto
Leonard remains the biggest name in the building. He is a seven-time All-Star, a two-time Finals MVP and the player who carried the Raptors to the 2019 championship. Every week without him forces the rotation to stretch further, and the club has given no firm return date beyond this latest one-week window.
The next update will tell a lot. Another extension and questions about how this season gets managed will only get louder.
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