Kawhi Leonard of the Los Angeles Clippers has expressed confidence in his health as he returns from his ACL injury. He mentioned that it typically takes two years to fully recover from such an injury, but once the player trusts their knee, they can experience a turning point. When asked if that turning point has come for him, Kawhi replied, 'Yeah, I'm saying I feel good.' The Clippers' season started with a pass from Paul George to Kawhi Leonard on the inbounds. Leonard's positive outlook on his health has generated excitement for the upcoming season.
The PG & Kawhi Connection 🤝 (via @LAClippers) https://t.co/KgE4KIq5z9
Kawhi has the only non-Clipper dunk so far with a 3. Zubac had a dunk inside and then Paul George threw an alley-oop to Russell Westbrook. Clippers up 13-4 over the young Blazers.
The PG-Kawhi connection get the Clippers on the board first. 🔥 (🎥: @BallySportWest) https://t.co/8ao8I1EeLd
PG ➡️ Kawhi on the inbounds to start the Clippers season 🤝 https://t.co/jAj46244bx
First points of the Clipper season comes on a Kawhi Leonard two-handed dunk.
Kawhi Leonard said that when an athlete is fully recovered from an ACL injury, there's a point at which the player knows it. He wasn't at that point to start last season, but says he is now. Go time for Kawhi. 😤 https://t.co/xwCI1hJJeq
Kawhi said it would take two years to return from his ACL injury. Players who came back told him once they trust the knee, they eventually could feel “one day just turns around for you.” Asked Kawhi if that day came for him: “Yeah, I'm saying I feel good” https://t.co/TwdnBDlYbz
Kawhi said when he talked to others who came back from an ACL, he gathered many felt it’s a two-year process of feeling good again and “just something that you feel and I mean one day just turns around for you.” I asked Kawhi if he crossed that day: “Yeah, I'm saying I feel good”
Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard on feeling good about his health entering the season https://t.co/tPtJYW0djg