SEATTLE -- After waiting 476 days to return to action, Kawhi Leonard needed only 15 seconds to launch and drill a 3-pointer again.
In his first game in 15-plus months, Leonard began his return to the court by hitting his first shot from behind the arc before finishing with 11 points and 4 rebounds in the Clippers' 102-97 preseason win over the Portland Trail Blazers at Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena on Monday night
"It was great," Leonard said of playing again for the first time since tearing his right ACL in Game 4 of the Clippers' second-round series against the Utah Jazz on June 14, 2021.