Spurs F Leonard to miss preseason with thigh injury
Sep 30, 2017 - 6:27 PM San Antonio Spurs All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard will miss the entire preseason due a right thigh injury, the team announced Saturday.The Spurs said in a statement that Leonard's timeline for returning to the court would be determined at a later date as he "continues a rehabilitation program for right thigh tendinopathy."
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich indicated the issue first developed sometime last season.
"We're still rehabbing his thigh," Popovich said at Saturday's intrasquad scrimmage at the AT&T Center, "And he'll probably miss the beginning of preseason or a good deal of preseason, and we're not going to put a timetable (on a return). But he's working at it, and we'll get him back as soon as we can."
The 26-year-old Leonard missed time in the 2017 playoffs due to an ankle injury suffered in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Houston Rockets. He aggravated that sprain in Game 1 of the conference finals and sat out the rest of San Antonio's 4-0 series loss to the Golden State Warriors.
"No, nothing happened," Popovich said about whether Leonard suffered a recent injury. "It's just last year ... working on things from last year. It's gone a little more slowly than we thought. No, (the) ankle's fine."
The 6-foot-7, 230-pound Leonard is entering his seventh NBA season after averaging 25.5 points and 5.8 rebounds last season, making the All-Star Game for the second time in his career. He was voted first team All-NBA and named first team All-Defense.
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