Without Kawhi Leonard, Clippers lose at residence to the Magic

Kawhi Leonard sat on the bench sporting a sweatsuit, capable of provide solely encouragement to his Clippers teammates. He was not taking part in to handle a proper knee harm.

The Clippers might have used his assistance on the court docket towards the Orlando Magic on Saturday afternoon at Crypto.com Arena.

With Leonard out, the Clippers misplaced 113-108 to the Magic, who had 5 gamers rating in double figures.

Paul George led the Clippers with 30 factors.

With Markelle Fultz scoring 28 factors and Wendell Carter Jr. contributing 27 factors and 12 rebounds, the Magic swept the two-game sequence from the Clippers.

The Clippers full a back-to-back set of video games Sunday evening at Portland, and the idea is that Leonard will play towards the Trail Blazers.

“He’s out tonight,” Clippers coach Tyronn Lue stated earlier than the sport. “That’s all I know.”