The Clippers have had their fair share of injuries throughout the season, missing Kawhi Leonard and Paul George as well as all of their other preseason starters for extended stretches, and they’ve had more late scratches than seemingly any other team. Perhaps it’s a consequence of the condensed schedule, or simply the natural breaks of playing at such a high level.
Whatever it is, the Clippers are proactively making sure that this is a regular season phenomenon and not something that will affect them during the playoffs. In addition to all the injury absences the team is dealing, they’re also continuing to plan scheduled rests until the start of the postseason.