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Kawhi Leonard Laughs After Saying He Would Have Made A Comeback Last Season If The Clippers Made It To The NBA Finals

Kawhi Leonard says he would have made a comeback last season if the Los Angeles Clippers made it to the NBA Finals.

Gautam Varier
Sep 27, 2022
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Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

The Kawhi Leonard era for the Los Angeles Clippers promised so much but for now, it has only led to disappointment. The team, for one reason or another, has failed to put it all together in the postseason, but it’s not all their fault. The collapse in the 2020 playoffs when they blew a 3-1 lead to the Denver Nuggets in the semifinals was entirely on them, but they seemed poised to finally breakthrough in 2021, only for Leonard to go down with an injury in the semifinals against the Utah Jazz.

The Clippers put in a terrific effort to get past Utah, but the Conference Finals was as far as they would go without their talisman as they were eliminated by the Phoenix Suns. With Leonard out of action for the 2021-22 season as well, the Clippers understandably took a step back, but they were still in the hunt for a spot in the postseason, before ultimately losing in the play-in tournament.


Kawhi Leonard Laughs And Says He Would Have Made A Comeback If The Clippers Made It To The NBA Finals

There was a point towards the end of the regular season, however, when there were some rumors that Kawhi might be able to play in the playoffs if the Clippers made it in. They didn’t in the end so we weren’t able to find out for sure, but Kawhi was asked about it during media day.

(starts at 7:54 mark):

“I mean, it’s all woulda, coulda, shoulda right now. But yeah, if they would’ve made it to the Finals last year, you would’ve seen me playing.”

We doubt the Clippers would have made it that far without him, but if he would have been able to come back a bit earlier, then they would have been a real headache to deal with. We’ll never know how differently things might have panned out, but all that is in the past now as the Clippers look for a change in their fortunes moving forward.

They have given Kawhi all the time he needs to recover so that he stays healthy next season, and he stated during this media session that he feels stronger after going over a year without playing basketball. He was already playing at a ridiculously high level when we last saw him, as he was averaging 30.4 points on 57.3% shooting in the 2021 playoffs, and if he can sustain that kind of performance or play even better than that, then the Clippers will be extremely tough to beat. 

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Gautam Varier is a staff writer and columnist for Fadeaway World from Mumbai, India. He graduated from Symbiosis International University with a Master of Business specializing in Sports Management in 2020. This educational achievement enables Gautam to apply sophisticated analytical techniques to his incisive coverage of basketball, blending business acumen with sports knowledge.Before joining Fadeaway World in 2022, Gautam honed his journalistic skills at Sportskeeda and SportsKPI, where he covered a range of sports topics with an emphasis on basketball. His passion for the sport was ignited after witnessing the high-octane offense of the Steve Nash-led Phoenix Suns. Among the Suns, Shawn Marion stood out to Gautam as an all-time underrated NBA player. Marion’s versatility as a defender and his rebounding prowess, despite being just 6’7”, impressed Gautam immensely. He admired Marion’s finishing ability at the rim and his shooting, despite an unconventional jump shot, believing that Marion’s skill set would have been even more appreciated in today’s NBA.This transformative experience not only deepened his love for basketball but also shaped his approach to sports writing, enabling him to connect with readers through vivid storytelling and insightful analysis.
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