Overview
- Leonard is listed as questionable for Saturday’s game in Dallas with a left ankle sprain, with his availability set to be determined after pregame evaluation.
- He was ruled out of Thursday’s rematch in New Orleans a day after a limited 25-point outing; Los Angeles started Kris Dunn, Jordan Miller, Derrick Jones Jr., John Collins and Brook Lopez and lost 105-99.
- Darius Garland sat the second night of the back-to-back for left toe injury management, with Bennedict Mathurin, Bradley Beal and Yanic Konan Niederhauser also sidelined.
- The Clippers have dropped four straight to fall to 34-36 and ninth in the West, sharing the loss column with the Trail Blazers and Warriors as the play-in race tightens.
- Leonard is averaging 28.2 points this season, and the Clippers are 30-24 with him versus 4-11 without him, underscoring the stakes of his return.