{"id":768430,"date":"2022-12-13T15:53:30","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T20:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?p=768430"},"modified":"2022-12-13T15:53:33","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T20:53:33","slug":"kawhi-leonard-has-been-pushing-to-play-30-minutes-since-the-beginning-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/news\/nba\/kawhi-leonard-has-been-pushing-to-play-30-minutes-since-the-beginning-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Kawhi Leonard Has Been Pushing to Play 30 Minutes ‘Since the Beginning of the Year’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Last night, Los Angeles Clippers<\/a> star Kawhi Leonard<\/a> played just his ninth game of the season against the Boston Celtics<\/a>. The team thus far is 7-2 with Leonard in the lineup, and head coach Tyronn Lue<\/a> has not let the Klaw play over 30 minutes in a game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peaking at 29 minutes against Jaylen Brown<\/a> and Jayson Tatum<\/a>, Leonard recorded 25 points off 10-12 shooting from the field, with nine rebounds and six assists. It was a stellar performance against the NBA’s best team, and the two-time Finals MVP admitted to wanting to give more playing time since the start of the new campaign. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Sh-t, I’ve been trying to do it since the beginning of the year,” Leonard said. “It’s just about listening to the guys who study this.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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