Source: Twitter @JeffZillgitt
What's the buzz on Twitter?
Kawhi will participate in "a quarter" of today's practice, said Ty Lue, as a ramp up for Sunday's Game 1. Will he play? "Hopefully." - 6:06 PM
Kawhi Leonard will fill the 12th and final spot on the U.S. men’s Olympic basketball team in Paris, I’m told. - 6:03 PM
Ty Lue says Kawhi Leonard will participate in a quarter of practice. Lue said that’s because Leonard hasn’t played since end of March. Asked if Kawhi is being ramped up this week, he confirmed that. Asked if Kawhi will play Game 1, Lue said they’ll have to see. - 5:54 PM
Tyronn Lue says that Kawhi Leonard will participate in a limited capacity in practice. “A quarter of practice” - 5:53 PM
Ty Lue says Kawhi Leonard will be a part of practice today but not a full participant. - 5:53 PM
Asked TMann about Kawhi
"I'm not too sure. I haven't been in contact with him too much, at least about his health. I'm sure T. Lue will be able to answer that." - 5:23 PM
My All NBA Teams Are:
1st Team: Luka, SGA, Giannis, Tatum, Jokic
2nd Team: Brunson, Edwards, LeBron, KD, AD
3rd Team: Steph, Fox, Booker, Kawhi, PG
Toughest Omissions: Brown, Halliburton, Paolo, Wemby, Gobert, Sabonis, Zion. - 8:11 AM
LeBron vs KD & Kawhi...
KD is 1st among them in PTS & BLK.
Kawhi is 1st among them in STL & WS.
LeBron is 1st among them in FG%, EFG%, TS% AST, REB, BPM, OBPM, DBPM, VORP.
Not sure how to argue LeBron doesn't deserve one of the 2nd team All NBA spots. - 7:55 AM
Weird thing is happening with a lot of All NBA ballots, where it seems to just be assumed Kawhi & KD are 2nd Teamers over LeBron... but I just can't identify *why* that would be the case.
What's the stat, metric, or eye test that either has been better? stathead.com/basketball/ver… - 7:45 AM
I'm going to take a shot in the dark guess on the 12th roster spot for Team USA:
I think that spot belongs to Kawhi Leonard if he's healthy enough to play, but, as always this time of year, that is a major mystery.
So we'll see. If not, there are obviously other options. - 7:31 PM
More on this storyline
Kendrick Perkins: Here’s my 3rd Team All-NBA that I just submitted 1. Curry 2. Anthony Davis 3. Kawhi 4. Haliburton 5. Banchero Carry on… -via Twitter @KendrickPerkins / April 16, 2024
Teams are permitted to take 12 players to the Olympics. Kawhi Leonard is the leading candidate for the USA vacancy with Paul George, Paolo Banchero, Mikal Bridges and Jalen Brunson also under consideration, sources told The Athletic. -via The Athletic / April 15, 2024
Law Murray: Here is Tyronn Lue responding to @BA_Turner pregame, RE: Kawhi Leonard Just some background Kawhi had a knee flare up in October 2022, 2 games after his return from ACL. Missed 25 days. Same timeline would obviously affect start of postseason. We'll see how practice goes. pic.twitter.com/3KA6MY9evY -via Twitter @LawMurrayTheNU / April 14, 2024
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