Kawhi Leonard Listed as Questionable for Clippers' Final Game

Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard is listed as questionable on the injury report for the team's final regular season game against the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. The designation is due to an ankle injury, as reported by Underdog NBA. The game occurs on the last day of the NBA regular season, with the Clippers holding the ninth seed in the Western Conference.

Injury Status and Game Details

The LA Clippers announced that Kawhi Leonard is questionable for their Sunday home game against the Golden State Warriors. Multiple sources, including Underdog NBA, attribute the questionable status to an ankle injury.

The Clippers are concluding the regular season with a 41-40 record through 81 games.

Recent Performance and Season Statistics

In the Clippers' most recent game, a 116-97 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on April 12, Leonard played 37 minutes. He recorded 24 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 1 steal, shooting 10 for 20 from the field and 1 for 5 from three-point range.

For the 2025-26 season, Leonard has appeared in 65 games, averaging 27.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.9 steals per game. He is shooting 50.5% from the field and 38.7% from three-point range. This is his 15th NBA season.

On March 12, Real App noted that Leonard recorded what it described as the most efficient 45-point game in Clippers history.

Team Standing and Playoff Implications

The Clippers enter Sunday's game as the ninth seed in the Western Conference. The team has lost its last two games and has a 22-18 record at home this season.

According to reporting by Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints, the Clippers' loss to Portland on April 12 created a 2-2 tie in the teams' head-to-head record for the season. Due to Portland holding a better conference record, the Trail Blazers moved ahead of the Clippers for the eighth seed.

Siegel reported that if Portland wins its game against the Sacramento Kings on Sunday, it will play the Phoenix Suns in the 7 vs. 8 play-in game.

The Clippers lost in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs.

Player Background

Kawhi Leonard was selected 15th overall by the Indiana Pacers in the 2011 NBA Draft out of San Diego State and was traded to the San Antonio Spurs on draft night. He has played for the San Antonio Spurs and Toronto Raptors in addition to the Clippers.

Leonard is a seven-time NBA All-Star and a two-time NBA champion.