Los Angeles Clippers’ losing streak was extended to 6 games at the hands of the Atlanta Hawks after a 112-108 victory on Sunday. While the league was waiting for Paul George and Kawhi Leonard to take over, NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins was in no mood to let go of the ‘culprit,’ who once again have left their side shorthanded, vulnerable midway through a season
The unavailability of Kawhi and George has never allowed Tyronn Lue’s Clippers to fulfill their potential. That has been a regular occurrence throughout the last three seasons that either of the mentioned players is found on the sideline. That is just why Kendrick Perkins took to Twitter to call out the concerned formidable duo of Lob City.
Perkins wrote, “(Los Angeles) Clippers keeping messing around with all that load management BS… they are going to find themselves on the outside looking in. I mean damn can we get 10 straight games with both PG (Paul George) and Kawhi (Leonard) playing?!!! Just saying tho…”
Despite bolstering one of the deepest rosters in the league, Clippers’ fans are frustrated with Paul George and Kawhi Leonard being on the sidelines most of the time. It seems like a 10-game stretch on the court for these two superstars is a far-fetched dream for Tyronn Lue.
While many NBA teams are suffering from injury woes, LA Clippers have been at the helm. Having played 42 games in the 2022-23 NBA Season, Ty Lue’s unit still looks disarranged at this point, as this roster was built around Kawhi and PG13. Moreover, the experiment of Lue trying different starting lineups to turn things around amid a rough patch has seemingly made things more miserable.
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Safe to state that while injury management is familiar to star/marquee players of a franchise, both Kawhi and George have taken it to the extreme. On the one hand, where PG13 has featured in 30 games for the LA Clippers so far this season, the 5-time All-Star Kawhi Leonard has made only 18 appearances. Without ‘The Klaw,’ Clippers have registered a lackluster 2-7 record with an average of only 106.1 points per game.
Currently placed 7th in the Western Conference standings, courtesy of a 21-21 tally, will we witness Paul George and Kawhi Leonard in action together as the Clippers lock horns against Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday?