Skip Bayless confirms Kawhi is definitely out game 1 and they will give it a go in game 2
“The Mavericks are playing at a higher level than a Clippers team with a question mark hanging over Kawhi [Leonard].”
– Skip Bayless on 4v5 West matchup🗣️
(via @undisputed)pic.twitter.com/JK2NwFlmSY
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) April 19, 2024
by JimmyV34
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Normally I don’t post news from Skip but he has been quite accurate when it comes to kawhi’s news
Some stuff he said is kinda worrisome, Kawhi can’t guard Luka because it’s going be overload on his knee, apparently Kawhi knee started to bother him against magic (I have no idea why they played him against hornets)
Who cares anymore? Even if he plays game 1 or 2, if he’s been out for a month now, it’s clearly a problem again. He won’t last the playoffs. Shit is over
Shit. I’m as optimistic as anyone when it comes to the Clippers, but damn is all I have to say. Let’s go PG, we need some 2021 playoffs PG, bully ball PG, Indiana PG, Brandon Miller is watching PG right about now. Really really want this Dallas series
The fact that he’s listed as questionable means the Clips want the Mavs to prepare for him even though they know he’s not playing. Hopefully he’ll be ready for Game 3 in Dallas. We should be able to win at home without him.
sighhhh…here we go again gang. Gonna need PG, Harden, and Russ to seriously dig deep and turn back the clock a bit
He’s gonna skip this series
Skip is not a reliable source…he got one thing right and now all of sudden people trust him over the actual sources that have reliably break news for the team…yall have some serious brain rot.
One sort of good thing is that we got Harden for moments like this. Harden was asked to play a different role on this team, but if Kawhi is out, you have to believe the coaching staff is preparing to let him loose and put up buckets. He’s not washed by any means, the media just likes to act like he is
The Kawhi Leonard experience in full effect
*injects copium* PAUL GOD ABOUT TO TAKE US TO THE FUCKIH FINALS!!!!!!!
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Isn’t Skip a Dallas homer? Biased af, wouldn’t really trust his word here
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That extension was fucking terrible.
I always try to be optimistic for this team, but I don’t know. Saturday’s game is a matinee game, and we all know how this team does when it’s a matinee game.
Kawhi’s a superstar, and I get he’s injured, but…..come on. I’m just frustrated that he’s injured at a time when we need him the most and when it now actually counts. It’s almost like we should’ve not let him play at all until like March so we can preserve him for the playoffs. When we lost him during the semifinals a couple of years ago and we got to the WCF against Phoenix, I was hoping that we could beat them without Kawhi. Nope.
Now here we are….no Kawhi, and in the 1st round against Luka and the Mavs, who will definitely exploit us with the P&R against Zubac. Like I said, I’m hopeful that we can win on Saturday to preserve home court advantage, but without a healthy Kawhi…..I just don’t know.
I wouldn’t take this as gospel, when he tore his acl im sure the whole organization knew asap, as well as the doctor who’d be doing the surgery. Meaning there’s tons of people who could potentially leak stuff to people like skip.
I only watch NBA because of Kawhi. I dont think i can do another postseason like this
Rip, theres always next year!
If we dont have kawhi our problem is who is gonna guard kyrie if russ dont start?
TRADE HIMMMMMMMM
Why should I believe this?
Kawhi is a washed bum
yeah this is all fucking bullshit man the fix is in watch the lakers win round 1 too with like a +100 free throw differential 🙄 they controlling the league as normal
Anyone have posts of Skip when he was dead wrong about Kawhi?
Just FYI for the doomers who believes it’s over
The team actually looked pretty good without Kawhi in this last stretch of games. It’s not over by a long shot. I think we’ll be okay til whenever Kawhi comes back
Well, this fucking sucks. Load managing all season? Injured in the Playoffs. Take the reg season seriously and play 65+ games? Injured in the Playoffs.
If kawhi miss game and play game 2 and they win game 1 Dallas fans are going to be shitting their pants
Love how the doomers wanna ignore all the positive reports (including those from woj and shams) but wanna believe skip fucking Bayless and Chris broussard’s report from a literal self admitted liar😂😂
this is so weird. Shams had positive news and then right after negative news started to come out. Who’s really telling the truth in this situation?
Skip having more credibility than Shams or the numerous reporters who actually cover team tells me just how cursed this whole sub is dog. Also how is he ‘definitely playing game 2’ if the doctors don’t know how to deal with his swelling?
think about it how sad is it that if we can trust SKIP Bayless more than our own organisation what a truly shitshow they are if thats the case…fck the fans
Trade kawhi please
He’s committed to playing with team USA this summer so there can’t be anything that’s needing surgery.
Fire Lawrence frank into the fkn sun. He literally sunk this organization by himself. How tf could they give kawhi another fat contract
Russ gotta step up!
if they lose game 1 this era is over and imma see yall in 2040
Clippers in 6.. I have no doubt. On to round two. We are a deeper and better team than Dallas. All this Doom sucks..
I find it absolutely shocking that someone like Ballmer doesn’t have the best knee doctors on his payroll. 3 whole weeks and they’re unsure on why his knee still hurts?
Jesus Christ.