It has been nearly two weeks since the LA Clippers decided to part ways with franchise legend Chris Paul, just 21 games into his final NBA season. Several reports have surfaced since that night, some of which indicate certain Clippers players were among those frustrated with Paul. So far, nobody on the roster has stated that publicly.
The Clippers were in Atlanta when Paul was sent home, and the team has yet to play a game at Intuit Dome since that night. They have practiced, including on Sunday, and that is when Kawhi Leonard had a chance to address local media for the first time since Paul and the Clippers parted ways.
“Surprised at it,” Leonard said. “He’s always been a willing teammate when I spoke to him. Only thing I could talk about is our conversations. And they’ve always been positive and team-forward. I didn’t have nothing to do with it. I didn’t even know what was going on.”