On December 19, Beijing time, according to Clippers reporter Esnaashari, Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue said that Leonard participated in a 5v5 full-court confrontation training today and will travel with the team for three consecutive trips, but will not play on the road trip. Esnaashari said there has been no recurrence of his injury and he expects to return soon.

When asked if he was already 100 per cent recovered, Lu responded: "Yes, he feels good, so we want to make sure he continues to feel good." ”

Lue doesn't think the current performance is enough to define the Clippers as a team. "We're not a finished product until we can get Kawhi back, get the players healthy and build on that. Just look at who we are and what kind of team we will become. I think it's going to take some time. ”

The Clippers will play two Mavericks and one Grizzlies in their next three road games before returning home to the Warriors. It was previously reported that the Clippers will return before Christmas, and now it seems that this report will be difficult to achieve, because before Christmas, the Clippers have three consecutive games left, and Lu has made it clear that the small card will not return in the three-game trip.Previously, ESPN listed the status of the small card tomorrow as a pre-match decision (GTD), but now it has been changed to OUT.

For now, if the recovery goes well, he should be expected to make his season debut against the Warriors at home against the Clippers, which takes place on December 28.

The Clippers' teammates also spoke in the interview about how he performed in the confrontation drill. Dunn said it was "horrible." "Like all the people who were with him said, it was really funny...... He really loves basketball! Dunn said.

Speaking about Leonard, Coffey said: "Everybody is excited for him to come back, we've seen him train on the pitch and that's a good sign, you're excited, we're excited, I think it's the same energy. ”

So far this season, the Clippers are 15-12 and temporarily ranked 9th in the West.