Luke Kennard and the Clippers have opened the possibility that the guard could return Thursday should his health continue to show encouraging progress.
approached his locker inside Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday evening and, with the exasperated smile of a man tired of waiting, shook the black jersey dangling on a hanger.jersey. Eighteen days, and nine games, to be exact, since a calf injury he’d first irritated Nov. 15 flared up again after a Jan. 6 game against Minnesota.
Kennard’s expected return brings a significance that extends beyond having one of the NBA’s most consistent shooters at coach Tyronn Lue’s disposal again. It would also allow the coach to begin implementing changes to his rotation that he hinted at in recent weeks — shifts in which guards play and how often, decisions that Lue said hinged on Kennard being back.Paul George excelling in point-guard role for Clippers.
Kennard this season has averaged 8.7 points while shooting 53% inside the arc, to go with his 46% shooting on three-pointers, nearly 4 percentage points higher than his career average.
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