SAN ANTONIO -- Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard showed no lingering effects Monday from the head shot that sent him into the league’s concussion protocol, as evidenced by the game-high 31 points he racked up to lead San Antonio past the Atlanta Hawks 107-99.
Leonard likened his return to “any other game.”
But moving forward, it has to be more than that, as Leonard expects his workload to increase with LaMarcus Aldridge out indefinitely due to minor heart arrhythmia. Same thing for bigs David Lee, Dewayne Dedmon and Pau Gasol, all of whom need to ramp up the production for the Spurs to maintain their hold on the top seed in the West, which they captured Monday by virtue of the win over the Hawks.