Kawhi Leonard's status for Game 1 between the LA Clippers and the Dallas Mavericks remains uncertain, but Dallas is certainly preparing as if he will play. Mavericks forward Derrick Jones Jr. talked about Leonard in an interview with the media, saying he doesn't like going left.
“Treat them like any other guy,” Jones said of defending Leonard, Paul George and James Harden. “I just go out and police. I watch movies, I watch people's trends, I watch what they want to do, I watch what they don't want to do, I watch movies, I watch movies, I watch people's trends, I watch what they want to do, I watch what they don't want to do. “I'll try to get you to do something.” Do it a lot. ”
When Leonard asked what he didn't want to do, Jones replied, “Go left.”
Jones acknowledged that while Leonard could go to the left, keeping him from going to the right will be key for Dallas' defense. As mentioned above, it's still unclear whether Leonard will even play on Sunday, with Los Angeles president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank stating on Thursday:
“Kawhi has been battling inflammation in his right knee for almost three weeks,” Frank said. “He's doing everything and the medical staff is doing everything they can to keep the inflammation down so he can play. We're making progress. , further progress is needed.” [to be made]. In order for him to be able to perform functional basketball movements, the inflammation must continue to be reduced. ”
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