Kawhi Leonard said the NBA’s player participation policy will not influence how he approaches whether or not he plays in games. Leonard is coming off a meniscus tear in his right knee suffered in the first round of the playoffs in April. Leonard also tore his right ACL during the 2021 playoffs.
“I’m not a guy that’s sitting down because I’m doing load management — well, when I was with the Raptors, it was different; like, I was coming [off] an injury,” Leonard said. “And you have to know the details from the doctor.
“But if the league is seeing or trying to mock what I did with the Raptors, they should stop because I was injured during that whole year. But other than that, if I’m able to play, I’ll play basketball. I work out every day in the summertime to play the game. So, no league policy is helping me to play more games.”