Marcus Morris Sr. was asked in Thursday’s postgame interview about Kawhi Leonard’s potential return to the court this season. His response? An assurance that he and his team will “hold it down until he gets here”.
For a team so profoundly impacted by the recent surge in COVID cases, that statement may be even more applicable than Morris thought. Or perhaps Morris, whose offensive production the Clippers have particularly leaned on of late to weather said injury-laden storm, knows better than anyone. While on the court, Leonard is the Clippers most potent and valued weapon; on an injury list — especially one that has grown to more than nine or ten names deep at various points in this season — Leonard is just one name of many.