A bloodthirsty Kawhi Leonard was forced out of the Los Clippers game against the Denver Nuggets in the fourth quarter of Friday night after a collision with a teammate left him in need of eight stitches to deal with a laceration of the Denver Nuggets. mouth.
Serge Ibaka was up for a defensive rebound when his elbow collided with Leonard’s mouth and sent the Clippers’ All-Star immediately to the ground. Leonard bled deeply from his mouth when he was treated to the ground before being helped back into the locker room with 6:07 left for the game.
Without Leonard, the Clippers got some revenge by taking a big lead in the second half and beating the Nuggets 121-108 in Denver. The Nuggets had previously defeated the Clippers in the second round of the playoffs last season after LA gained a 3-1 series advantage.
Leonard left Friday’s game with the Clippers by 108-97. He scored 21 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds and 4 steals in 30 minutes.
“I didn’t even see it,” Clippers coach Ty Lue said after the game while Leonard was being evaluated. “… He’ll be fine. He got up and got off the ground, so he’s good.”