USA Basketball and the Clippers opted to pull Kawhi Leonard off the US Olympic team after he dealt with a knee injury late last season.
Kawhi Leonard will not be part of the U.S. men's basketball team that will compete in the Paris Games after all. It would have been the first Olympic trip for Leonard, who missed 12 of the LA Clippers' final 14 games this past season with right knee inflammation. USA Basketball said it, along with the Clippers, made the decision on Leonard's status.
Last year I tried to play as much as possible, felt great and at a certain period of time I couldn't go. I tried the best that I could, but it's just my journey. I don't want to be in a situation that in, but I've got to take it for what it is. And a lot of people are watching, supporters or doubters. But I motivate a lot of people, so I've got to keep doing what I'm doing.' Leonard — part of a 592-person Olympic team formally named by the U.S.
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