Overview
- Leonard will be evaluated Wednesday after the team removed him from the road trip for left knee irritation, per reporting by Chris Haynes.
- The issue is described as not believed to be serious as the team lists him day-to-day.
- He did not travel to Toronto due to an ankle sprain and has recently played through a knee contusion, according to The Athletic’s Law Murray.
- Los Angeles has won 12 of its last 14 since his return, with Leonard averaging 28.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.2 steals in 30 appearances.
- Context includes a 10-game absence in November for an ankle sprain and a significant foot sprain, Bradley Beal’s season-ending hip surgery, and the likelihood James Harden’s workload increases if Leonard sits.