San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard has yet to play a single game so far this season due to a nagging quad injury.
It is an injury that has baffled head coach Gregg Popovich, who said he’s never seen anything like it recently, but that’s about to change. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Michael C. Wright, Leonard is setting his sights on a return to action on Tuesday against the Dallas Mavericks.
San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard is now targeting his return on Tuesday against Dallas, league sources tell @mikecwright and me. He has yet to play this season with a quad injury.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 8, 2017
The Spurs have managed to do quite well without Leonard so far, posting a record of 17-8, good for third place in the Western Conference. No doubt, having Leonard back in action will only kick the team into high gear.
Leonard is one of the best two-way players the Association has seen in years. Last season he averaged 25.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.8 steals per game. He routinely dominates the best perimeter players in the league defensively and has come into his own as an offensive juggernaut in the past couple of seasons.