All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard will miss Game 1 of the Western Conference finals with a right knee sprain, per Saturday night’s official NBA injury report. Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports reported earlier Saturday that Leonard would be remaining in Los Angeles to continue rehabbing the injury that forced him to miss the final two games of the Clippers’ second-round triumph over the Jazz.
The Clippers won both those games without Leonard, rallying from 10 down to win Game 5 in Utah before stunning the Jazz with a 25-point comeback to take Game 6 and become the first team in NBA history to win a pair of series from 2-0 down in the same postseason.