I think it just attacks his character, where people don't understand. The fact that he got hurt Game 1, tried to play through it Game 2 and people think that he's out because he doesn't want to play. "And I think what people don't understand is Kawhi is a trouper, man. "It's been real hard," George said of how Leonard is feeling. He averaged 34.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 6.0 assists in the first two games of the series. The injury has been a tough pill to swallow for Leonard, who missed all of the 2021-22 season with a torn right ACL and ramped his way back up all season to be healthy in the playoffs. Leonard played through it in Game 2, but the injury worsened and will keep him out for a third straight game. Leonard has not played since Game 2 due to a right knee sprain that he suffered in Game 1.
This is Year 4 of the Leonard-George era with the Clippers, and the superstar duo did not envision a first-round exit with both watching from the sideline. I'm very optimistic that our time will come." We obviously had big plans to win and do something special for Clipper Nation but I'm a big believer of everything happens for a reason and you just pick up the pieces and try to make a hand out of what you dealt with. "That wasn't reason I came here, I know it wasn't the reason came here. "To put so much into the season, put so much into this group and the organization, to put so much into making a team that could compete and again, year after year just getting zapped by injuries, it's frustrating. "It's super frustrating," George said at Clippers' shootaround. The Clippers will try to avoid elimination against the Phoenix Suns in Game 5 on Tuesday night, trailing 3-1 in their best-of-7 series. Speaking to reporters for the first time since spraining his right knee on March 21, George said that he and Kawhi Leonard are both frustrated that the Clippers might not fulfill their championship-contending potential yet again due to injuries. PHOENIX - Hours before the LA Clippers tried to keep their season alive without their two franchise stars in Game 5, Paul George said it's been "super frustrating" to see another Clippers season marred by injuries. Paul George: 'Frustrating' to see Clippers derailed by injuries
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