{"id":555744,"date":"2026-01-23T15:49:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T15:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/555744\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T15:49:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T15:49:19","slug":"clippers-kawhi-leonard-is-proving-something-impressive-to-the-rest-of-the-nba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/555744\/","title":{"rendered":"Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard is proving something impressive to the rest of the NBA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard is proving something impressive to the rest of the NBA<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There have been many moments in Kawhi Leonard’s career when it seemed like it was time to write him off.<\/p>\n

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This time, he’s done, right? The injuries and the odd stops and starts have reached their point of winning, right? Wrong.<\/p>\n

Leonard just keeps coming back and being an all-time great again.<\/p>\n

Maybe the most remarkable example of that has come this season, after the Los Angeles Clippers<\/a> got off to a nightmare start.<\/p>\n

There were thoughts of them shutting it down, of trading away their stars, of moving on from this Leonard era with James Harden.<\/p>\n

But now Leonard is hooping, and things look different.<\/p>\n

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ESPN’s Tim Bontemps summed it up this way in a new article<\/a> on Friday: “Kawhi Leonard is still a force.”<\/p>\n

“Amid the Clippers’ awful start and the ongoing investigation into potential salary cap circumvention, Leonard’s fantastic season has largely flown under the radar,” Bontemps writes. “The two-time Finals MVP is averaging a career-high 28.2 points and a league-leading 2.2 steals. And since LA’s 14-3 run began on Dec. 20, no player has scored more than Leonard’s 32.7 points per game.”<\/p>\n

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Leonard is quiet. His game does the talking.<\/p>\n

His game is talking quite loudly right now.<\/p>\n

He’s getting to his spots. He’s scoring at well. He still has those inspector-gadget arms and hands at the defensive end, too.<\/p>\n

The Clippers’ ceiling this season is a bit confusing given their streakiness, but they have Leonard at the top of his game right now, and that’s scary enough.<\/p>\n

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