NBA TODAY | “Clippers will be crushed by Nuggets” – Perk updates Kawhi Leonard’s latest injury

NBA TODAY | “Clippers will be crushed by Nuggets” – Perk updates Kawhi Leonard’s latest injury

Champion Denver Nuggets remember this is coming up the heel Clipper star being sent home to Los Angeles that was prior to Tuesday’s loss to the kings that was in Sacramento so that he could get treatment on his right knee the Clippers they are 500 since the All-Star break so

How concerned are you Brian about Los Angeles here’s the problem I assume tyou will give an update on Kawai tonight but when it comes to Kawai knee injury updates the Clippers are a little bit difficult to fully believe because he once had an ACL tear and they listed him

As dayto day and they listed him his day-to-day last year in the playoffs he ended up needing surgery and unfortunately both of those surgeries were on his right knee which is where he’s having problems here um this is a huge issue in the Western Conference especially since Kawai has dominated the

Dallas Mavericks in the playoffs twice I believe in the last three or four years that’s who they’re lined up against if you’re Dallas you’re holding your phone up waiting for an update on Kawai in that knee that is a huge issue there and I’m also worried about James Harden

James Harden missed a couple of games earlier in March with a shoulder injury and he’s come back and not been the same player I mean this is a guy who no matter what happens has always been able to score not only is he not scoring he’s not even shooting he played 36 minutes

The other night in Charlotte and took three shots the other the last game they played in Sacramento even without Kawai he took seven shots he’s only averaging about 12 points a game 12 points a game this is a I understand that he’s playing a different role now but especially

Without kawhai just 12 points a game over these last nine games I am really worried about kawai’s knee and whatever is going on with Harden what which I suspect is his shoulder but something has holding him down there is exactly one player on this team who has earned

The right to say I’m a flip the switch player and that’s Kawhi Leonard who’s the one dealing with a KNE injury the rest of this team cannot sit there and say oh but we wenton 26 and five two months ago the playoffs are starting now and we did this whole segment earlier

About what’s the biggest disaster if they don’t make the playoffs to this and that we didn’t talk about the Clippers they’re a little above the tier of teams we were talking about if this team bows out in the first round they take the disaster cake because they are all in as

All in as can be on a team that just hasn’t accomplished as much as they hoped it would be when they traded everything to put it together look I don’t know what the update on Kawhi Leonard’s knee is going to be I suspect we’ll get it tonight I suspect it’ll be

Vague and so we’ll just have to see but this is like they got to get that pop back and they don’t have it this has been the nail biter all year long okay if they can be healthy that’s an if if if they were they were playing well and

Now this is the exact time that you do not want to see that they are not the only team though in the west Bryant that’s dealing with injuries or someone else you have your eye on keep put an eye on Shay guildas Alexander he’s missed four of his last five games he’s

Been healthy all season right he’s missed four of his last five games of the Quad injury and those tend to linger and if you even go back and look at the games he’s played recently since he started dealing with it his scoring has really fallen off he’s only averaged 19

Points in those four games this is a guy who scored at least 30 in 50 of the 71 games he’s played this year he scores 30 no matter what his scoring is way down even the other night in the one game he’s played since since this

Injury really was an issue he hit the gamewinner in New York but he didn’t have a great game by his standards so um I don’t think it’s a huge issue a longterm issue but I’m keeping an eye on how healthy he is because the Thunder are probably going to be facing they’re

Having their hands full within whatever first round opponent they get right all right so that’s the West what about the east okay so Donovan Mitchell did play a little bit better for the Cavs last night even though they had a 20-point loss in Phoenix but he openly talked

After the game about how much this knee injury is affecting him his statistics from before the All-Star break to after the All-Star break are Stark he’s had to shut this shut things down with this knee injury twice he told cleveland.com last night that he’s basically hoping to

Get 1% better every single day between now and the playoffs he feels a lot of pressure to be at a high level in the playoffs he’s really been Limited in his ability to attack the rim um you know look at that difference in the statistics yeah that’s and specifically

The the the field goal percentage I mean he’s a he’s a guy who can really get to the rim and and get a lot of free throws and get up high percentage shots hasn’t been able to do that that’s worrisome for a team that if if he hadn’t had this

Injury they would have taken the two- seed from the bucks but they’re in three right now mostly because of those stats well look uh we hope that he get well but at the end of the day from what I’m watching with the Cleveland Cavaliers they need to come into Jesus meeting and

I don’t know if they had it last night or when they’re going to have it but before this season end they need to air everything out in the locker room no coaches or with coaches and get it together cuz the team that I watched last night didn’t play with Spirit

Didn’t play with joy and you can’t have that right you got to have the best version of Darius Garland you got to have the best version of Evan Moy I don’t want to look guys faces from watching the game and look like they’re defeated or they’re not enjoying one

Another you could tell the teams that are on one page just look at the bench when they’re not playing you can see the guys if they’re chest bumping if they’re high-fiving if they’re playing with passion if they’re if they’re engaged or not you know what’s interesting about

That what you brought that up at halftime last night uhhuh and in the second half start the second half the Cav’s whole bench was standing up I suspect that you weren’t the only person that noticed it the JB bicker staff got into it they actually went on a run and

Their whole bench was standing it was too late because they were facing a real a tough challenge but I think you’re on to something the Cavaliers these teams have a couple of weeks to sort out everything heading into the postseason but the final four is is already a

Unprofessional that was when they were on the road and they lost to the Wizards that was Tuesday so they were back home last night you would think against a depleted Memphis Grizzlies team it would be a little bit better hint hint nudge nudge it wasn’t the Bucks they were

Double digit favorites in this game with Giannis sent kmo facing off against GG Jackson and JJJ it started promising when Giannis was doing things like this W perk I mean that’s when Giannis at his best going out there and not worried about embarrassment and just go contest

Shots at the Bas no fear at The Rim but then in the third quarter here Giannis taken out of the game late in the third and The Grizzlies just took advantage here Zach yeah Triple J this is up people forget the Grizzlies are going to

Be back next year this is a good team another good team in the west and Triple J’s experience as the number one guy is going to help and they dominated in the paint yeah this we’re talking about a team that was a number two seed in the

West last year claride good to see him back great fourth quarter here 5 minutes left the Grizzlies up 9390 jiren Jackson Jr launches from Deep gets that one to go and then a minute left here the Grizzlies up 10699 jiren Jackson Jr from the corner this time and that that would

Be dagger 35 points four rebounds for jiren Jackson Jr and The Grizzlies get the win Yannis 21 points eight assists seven rebounds but here’s the thing the Grizzlies really attacked the Bucs inside they scored 78 paint points that is the second most Allowed by the Bucks

In a game this season and it’s a troubling trend for Milwaukee they also allowed 70 paint points on Tuesday against the Washington Wizards so whether or not Dame and Chris Middleton are in the lineup which obviously last night they weren’t this Milwaukee team they they probably should not be losing

To the Wizards and then the Grizzlies on back-to-back nights what do you make of this Zach yeah you got to beat those teams um I’m not going to read too much into it because two of their top four players or two of their top three players probably were injured not a big

Panic game but look Boston is 13 games ahead of everybody else in the East like that’s a joke and the big picture here is New York we talked about big injury blow Cleveland’s been under 500 since they were 35 and 16 Milwaukee is doing Milwaukee things Orlando’s a nice story

I don’t think anyone is super scared of them in the playoffs two takeaways from that number one as things stand today if Boston doesn’t make the finals is a disaster we already knew that number two there’s a little window here for Philadelphia it’s realistic if they can

Get to the right seat in the right matchup and Jo and beat’s healthy they are not to be trifled with because these other teams are not separating themselves yes they are yes they are okay you have the Boston Celtics and then it’s the Milwaukee Bucks right

Under the and then it’s everyone else so Zack you can’t tell me another big three that you’re taking outside of the Celtics over Dame Giannis and Chris milon right we look at the Miami Heat what’s going on with Tyler hero we haven’t seen him in a while he’s been

Injured okay you look at uh the Philadelphia 76ers are you taking Joel and be Tyrese Maxi and Tobias Harris I’m not okay then look at the six-man you got Bobby poris any six-man in the Eastern Conference you’re taking so I just want to make sure I know you said

You weren’t concerned yesterday about this perk but we’re talking about back-to-back losses to the Wizards and the Memphis Grizzlies that’s just part for the course for for a team that has Championship look here here’s why I’m not concerned I’m not picking them to win the East but I’m saying they’re

Still in my opinion especially with the news of Julius Randa the uncertainty OG and a noi like it’s no real competition for them and they still have time I’m looking at their schedule right now they play the Knicks they play the Bucks they play the magic I mean they play the

Celtics the uh magic the Thunder the magic so they have time to actually get some signature wins but all of those teams are better than the Grizzlies and the Wizards I understand that but when they’re fully healthy they have shown us since the allstar break that they’re

Capable of having signature win but to your point I I think that these are this happens over the course of an 82 Game season you don’t want it to happen on back-to-back nights against the two teams of this caliber but when you look they’re 1 in seven without Damen Lillard

And they were without him last night and guess who else they were with Patrick Beverly who’s been dealing with another injury when they don’t have those two guys they don’t really have anyone else Brian that they can bring in okay at the end of the day this the Bucks will be

Evaluated on what they do in the postseason no matter what seed that they get and when they traded for Damen Lillard what they were trading for was a guy who could deliver at the end of a playoff game who could carry them home so the question really is when they get

Into playoff settings are they going to be able to contain the ball in the perimeter that’s an iffy question because they haven’t been able to contain it most of the this season but when you have Giannis you’re going to probably be in just about every game and

Then can Dame carry them home when they get into a series with the Celtics which I think ultimately despite what we’ve seen out of the Bucks is what’s going to happen because they do have the most H I agree can they keep games close enough

Where Dame can put him over the top at the end that’s a yes or no we’re going to get our answer on that and you know the Celtics should beat them they would be favored against them they are going to be the underdog coming into that kind

Type of a series I don’t have a lot of faith that they will be able to do it but I’m also not ruling them out I still think that they have the same array of options that they had at the beginning of this whole thing I’m going to answer

Perk’s question okay he asked me are you taking Philadelphia or Miami or any of these teams over the bucks if they’re healthy to answer your question no I agree with you I think the Bucks are the biggest threat to the Celtics they’re plus 16 per 100 possessions when they

Have Dame Middleton Lopez and Giannis on the floor that team is still in there somewhere all I’m saying is the level of inconsistency we’ve seen from them if I’m a Philly fan if I’m Joel embiid I at least say okay if I draw that team or

That team or any other team but Boston I feel okay about my chances that’s all no you should feel that way right if you’re on the outside looking in or if you’re in the organization you should want a match up against the bucks first round if you could here the thing the Bucks

Have problems the first round everywhere they either going to have Philly who has MB when that would be an artificially deflated seven SE right and if they’re having the paint struggles that they had in these two games they can’t have those here for sure but it’s more like guys

Dribbling in than anything two they could end up playing the Pacers who’ve owned them this season right crush them four and one and took the game ball or who took the game ball I can’t remember yes there was the game game ball gate or they could face the heat who beat them

In the first round last year without Tyler hero last year by the way so they’re going to have a hard go of it no matter what and they’re just going to have to pull up their pants and go to work that’s just I hope they pull up

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NBA TODAY | “Clippers will be crushed by Nuggets” – Perk updates Kawhi Leonard’s latest injury