Kawhi Leonard Will Not Play vs. Warriors Because of Concussion

Aldridge is the Spurs’ second-leading scorer, averaging 17.3 points per game, while Gasol averages 12.1.

The purposeful Thunder out-rebounded San Antonio 48-40, and held Gregg Popovich’s well-heeled squad to just 41/31/80 shooting.

“He doesn’t stand in one place, he’s moving during the play”, Popovich continued.

“We win when that happens”, he said. We even got in on the fun, saying that he cemented his status as an MVP candidate.

Friday afternoon the Spurs announced forward Kawhi Leonard is ruled out as he’s in the concussion protocol and point guard Tony Parker is listed as questionable. It proved that they are ready to battle on a moment’s notice, and being down early in the game isn’t something that bothers them.

Westbrook has now tied Wilt Chamberlain for the second-most triple-doubles in a single season, a feat which hasn’t been accomplished since 1967.

He now only trails Oscar Robertson’s 1961-1962 season with 41 triple-doubles. Stephen Curry is averaging 24.9 points and 6.3 assists while Klay Thompson is averaging 21.8 points and 3.6 rebounds. Enes Kanter is starting to look more and more like his pre-injury self. In addition to the scoring, he’s averaging 5.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, while leading San Antonio in steals at 1.9 per contest, which ranks him fifth in the National Basketball Association.

The Kings lost their sixth straight despite a season-high 26 points from Tyreke Evans and 15 from rookie Skal Labissiere.

Misguided basketbloggers, Burneko wrote, have therefore made the mistake of looking for someone else to be the true MVP, some steady contributor hiding in plain sight, like Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs. Outside of a solid seven-man rotation, the Spurs’ depth has seen better days. Danny Green is now a sporadic threat behind the arc, somewhat missing his mark from years past. “Patty, Manu and David were pretty special tonight”.

The ultimate insult for the Spurs is that the play should’ve never happened. Blame the Oklahoma City Thunder’s lower-half playoff position or just plain boredom – either way, the excitement over his candidacy seems to have waned.

The Sacramento Kings are, yet again, on a lopsided season, now at 25-38 and among the worst teams in the Western Conference.