Kawhi Leonard played his most recent NBA game on June 14, a Game 4 win that evened the conference semifinals against Utah. Two days later, it was announced that Leonard had a knee injury, and he missed the remainder of the postseason despite occasional reporting that Leonard was working towards a return should the Clippers make the NBA Finals.
On July 13, the Clippers announced that Leonard had surgery “to repair a partial tear of his right anterior cruciate ligament”, but there was no timetable for his return. In the ensuing 73 days, there had been no further updates on Leonard’s status.