A rare healthy stretch for Kawhi Leonard is over.
The Los Angeles Clippers star is heading from the team’s road trip due to irritation in his left knee, NBA insider Chris Haynes reported on Sunday.
Leonard snapped a streak of 24 straight games played on Friday when he sat out against the Toronto Raptors with a left ankle injury suffered Jan. 7.
Leonard sustained a contusion around a week ago, but the injury is not seen as being serious, per Haynes.
The two-time Finals MVP has been enjoying one of his best seasons since his 2018-19 run with the Raptors, averaging 28.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game on 49.7-per-cent shooting from the field.
Los Angeles has also surged of late, winning 12 of its last 14 games including a comeback overtime win against the Raptors to climb back into the post-season race.
The Clippers visit the Washington Wizards on Monday and Chicago Bulls on Tuesday to round out their five-game road trip before returning home to face the Lakers on Thursday.
