Tag: Kawhi Leonard

Clips to sit Kawhi, PG and Marcus Morris

Brandon King

The Los Angeles Clippers are taking on the Oklahoma City Thunder but they will do so without three of their key players. The team is sitting out Paul George (non-COVID illness) , Kawhi Leonard ( right knee injury management) and Marcus Morris ( personal reasons). The Clippers have handled Kawhi , as he is retuning from an ACL injury, with the care of a Faberge egg though the first three games of the season. He came off the bench in the season opener against the Los Angeles Lakers, playing 21…

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This Kawhi II is inspired by a book series from our childhood

Brandon King

This Kawhi 2 is inspired by his favourite childhood book series – R.L. Stine’s ”Goosebumps”. It features slime-inspired orange ad green hues. Graphics on the upper are derived from moments in the books as well as no.2 jersey-donning scarecrow., along with a slimy eyelet pattern and ”Kawhi” and Leonard” on the respective tongues reminiscent of the Goosebumps title font. The ”Goosebumps” New Balance Kawhi II is scheduled to release April 20 at newbalance.com, followed by a April 22nd launch at Foot Locker and Champs. They will carry a 160 USD…

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The New Balance Kawhi 2

Brandon King

Though Kawh Leonard, unfortunately, has not stepped one foot on an NBA court this season, that in no way seems to hinder New Balance from bringing forth the injured superstar’s second signature shoe, the Kawhi 2. The initial images depict a shoe that sports a synthetic black and white FitWeave upper. “KAWHI” is seen at the top of the white tongue Kawhi’s no.2 ( which is also the model number) appears on the rear heel. Underneath resides a black and white new balance branded midsole and a white a black…

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Kawhi staying with Clippers

Brandon King

When Los Angeles Clippers not only declined his player option speculation began to swirl that his time in Clipperland was coming to an end. It was also listed in addition to opting out when he would also take meetings with other teams. All the speculation, rumors ( and in some cases, wishful thinking) can now be shut down. According to Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes, Leonard is going to re-sign with the Clippers and terms are being worked out. Now while this is certainly great news for the Clippers organization and…

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June 27, 2021 NBA Injury Report

Brandon King

Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Bogdan Bogdanovic SG Jun 26 Day-To-Day Bogdanovic (knee) is questionable for Sunday’s Game 3 against the Bucks, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports. De’Andre Hunter SF Jun 15 Out Hunter (knee) underwent successful surgery to repair a torn meniscus Tuesday and is expected to make a full recovery before the start of training camp, Sarah K. Spencer of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Brandon Goodwin PG May 18 Out Goodwin will miss the remainder of the season due to a minor respiratory condition that requires…

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Knee injury has Kawhi out indefinitely

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From nba.com news services: All-NBA forward Kawhi Leonard has a right knee injury that will keep him out of the LA Clippers’ lineup for Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals on Wednesday night, the team announced. Leonard was not listed on the injury report that the Clippers filed with the league Tuesday night, but an update on Wednesday listed Leonard as out indefinitely. ESPN first reported that Leonard is dealing with the knee injury. Leonard, a two-time NBA Finals MVP, is averaging 30.4 points on 57% shooting in the…

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“Christmas” New Balance Kawhi coming in mid-December

Brandon King

This Christmas edition of the New Balance Kawhi is inspired by the Klaw’s favorite mythical creature, the Snow Wasset. The Wasset is known for stalking its prey and then ambushing them through ice and snow, It sports blue and white across its upper, giving the shoe a cold, wintry vibe. On the tongue is found the logo of claw-gripped basketball. This aforementioned upper sits atop a a white FuelCell midsole and a translucent rubber outsole. The “Christmas” New Balance Kawhi is scheduled to release December 11 at newbalance.com and select…

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September 9, 2020 NBA Playoff Recap

Brandon King

Who Got It Done pt rb ast Kawhi LeonardLAC @ DEN 30 11 9   4 stl , 2 blk Kyle LowryTOR @ BOS 33 8 6   6-10 3-pt Jayson TatumBOS vs. TOR 29 14 9   2 stl , 2 blk Marcus SmartBOS vs. TOR 23 11 10   Triple-double Norman PowellTOR @ BOS 23 2 1   2 stl Jaylen BrownBOS vs. TOR 31 16 2   2 stl Nikola JokićDEN vs. LAC 26 11 6 Daniel TheisBOS vs. TOR 18 7 2 Fred VanVleetTOR @ BOS 21 9 7   2 stl ,…

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New Balance The Kawhi coming this spring

Brandon King

A yet unseen Kawhi Leonard New Balance silhouette debuted on the feet of the Klaw during the 2020 NBA All-Star Game. According to the newbalancehoops Instagram page, The Kawhi is slated to make its retail debut, in limited quantities, in the spring of 2020. View this post on Instagram The KAWHI. Fall 2020. Limited availability beginning this spring. On court tonight 🖐🏾 @newbalance #WeGotNow A post shared by New Balance Basketball (@newbalancehoops) on Feb 16, 2020 at 3:50pm PST

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Kawhi to miss game against Knicks

Brandon King

There is another Los Angeles Clippers game taking place that Kawhi Leonard will not be part of. According to Chris Haynes of Yahoo! Sports, the superstar forward will be held out of the team’s Sunday game against the New York Knicks will what’s being termed “knee maintenance” This will be the tenth game that Leonard his missed so far this season. In the 28 games he has averaged 25.3 points, 7.6 rebounds and 5.1 assists.

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