The Los Angeles Clippers were touted as a potential contending team ahead of this season, but as of right now, they only have a 23-24 record and are 8th in the Western Conference.
One of the issues for the team this season has been the availability of their stars, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. Charles Barkley has recently claimed that what the Clippers are doing is “embarrassing” for basketball, adding that the players are “getting paid to play.”
The Clippers, I don’t know what the hell the Clippers are doing. I picked the Clippers to win the West, but right now I’m all-in on the Denver Nuggets. What the Clippers are doing is embarassing basketball. You getting paid to play.
There is no doubt that the availability of both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George could be an issue for them throughout the regular season and even going into the playoffs. You need to build chemistry to win at the highest level, and the Clippers only have a limited opportunity to do that with their stars missing a lot of games.
Stephen A. Smith Has Blasted Kawhi Leonard For His Availability Issues In The Past
Kawhi Leonard, in particular, has gotten a lot of criticism from NBA analysts about how many games he misses every season. In fact, Stephen A. Smith once called him “a professional” at missing games.
“I wanna remind everybody in 2017-2018, when he only played 9 games for the San Antonio Spurs, he missed 72 games that year. He missed 22 games the year they won the championship in Toronto. He missed 25 games the year after, his first year in LA with the Clippers. He missed the year after that. Then he misses the entire season this past year. And now, he’s already missing games. He’s only played 2 games into a 4-game season. This is utterly ridiculous… somehow, someway, we can’t seem to get him on the court, we can’t seem to get him healthy. He still gets his money though. Something’s gotta give. I mean, damn. I can’t talk about anybody anymore when it comes to missing games, Kawhi Leonard is the pro! He is a two-time champion, two-time Finals MVP and this brother is also a champion at missing games. Nobody does it better!”
Hopefully, we see Kawhi Leonard stay healthy for the rest of the season. He is a fantastic player when he does suit up and has shown that he can be the No. 1 option on a championship-level team. Kawhi Leonard has shown his frustration with minutes restrictions recently, so perhaps we’ll see him play more in the coming weeks.
It remains to be seen how the Los Angeles Clippers will do for the rest of the season. They definitely have the talent to make it out of the Western Conference, but they will need to develop momentum and have a fantastic second half of the season to do so.
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