From the basketball stand point this is absolutely devastating news. What could be a memorable series ( even with PG out ) has just become almost a formality for the Suns.
I mean, it's not like we can see how it plays out if he pushes it, he might have been out of the nba in 2018 if he kept playing in a broken body, just the next Brandon Roy or Isaiah Thomas... Maybe the load management is the only thing keeping the man's limbs from falling off, at this point it seems like it
Kawhi can’t seem to catch a break. He was playing good for the first two games of this series and now is dealing with injuries again. I just feel he can play at a high level every game but the heavy minutes is taking a toll on him.
and I wonder if Clippers will consider moving with different direction this offseason. 3 of the 4 years their 2 stars have dealt with injuries, and they're only aging. Sucks so much cuz dude's baller in the playoffs.
He played 38 minutes last game and 41 minutes the game before kind of hard for a guy that didn’t play back to backs and had minute restrictions during the regular season I blame the coaching staff for not playing him enough in the regular season
2019~2023 4 reg seasons, AD played 194 games, Kawhi 161 games, Zion 114 games, yet the media label AD as THE most injury prone player. When talk about Kawhi or Zion, their availability was never brought up as a major issue. 🤷♀
@@teresamcgee-vd2uc NO! you try to win game 2 and go up 2-0 game 4 is saturday afternoon game 5 is tuesday " you try to win game 2 and HOPEFULLY WORST CASE you split at home and go to tuesday up 3-1 and Kawhi has about 3 full days of rest
@@harryburnett4928 But there are so many that are just freaky, like PG's, Gianni's, Ja's, Tyler Hero, etc. Nothing to do with load management or lack of. Just pure freakish accident's
Really sucks because Kawhi career could be totally different if he didn’t have the nagging injuries. When Kawhi was in Toronto that was literally one of the greatest 1 year deals I’ve seen. I love Kawhi but I truly believe the PG and Kawhi experience is done. Neither can stay healthy. They had a great run and let’s be real if Kawhi didn’t tear his ACL they could’ve been in the finals but it didn’t happen. If I’m the clippers you look to just move on. I think Kawhi do a 1 year deal with Lebron and just get 1 last chip and then both call it quits
@@sinnergized I'm actually suns fan, but how would you feel about it, if Durant and booker were unavailable, even with only healthy kawhi, series goes 7 with both KD and booker, if clippers had both George and kawhi and suns were without book and KD, in relation to clips 2 best players out, suns would be swept, or even if suns has booker and KD out verses clips with either George or kawhi, clips win series
I do think the Zaza play did mess with Kawhi in a way that has led to a continued injury history. Kawhi is the load management exception. His body just doesn't seem to be able to handle the load other top 75 players are expected to handle.
@@xkmmx2132 what’s your definition of a winner because both have great careers and almost equal accomplishments in different areas of the game! But check out for yourself their availability for games in the past couple of years… you have to actually play to WIN
@@xkmmx2132 how is he a winner and he haven’t won anything with the flippers 😂🤔🤡 make it make sense, I don’t know if you have a cardboard box for a television or just delusional and in denial but AD is a ring shy of that bum Kawhi 😂🤔 AD won the ring kawhi flippers choked a 3-1 lead trying to win
In Toronto, the medical staff were world class. Like the best in the league. They prolonged Kawhi's career that entire year. Alex McKechnie is one of the physios he worked with regularly
@@Thomas998822 No. The whole point of load management is to give the body time to rest and heal. Now yes, the more you play, the more conditioned you get.. TO A POINT. At some point the body can’t handle the same impact and stress and over time it’ll need more and more time to heal.
Yeah I got back issues and when I play everything feels fine I’m running and jumping all over the court the rest of the day I’m just fatigued but the next day my back hurts real bad.
Yeah load management does the opposite. Play him more for his body to get used to the constant load. How you gonna run a marathon if you don’t run 90% of the days leading up to to it
A couple days ago, Ty Lue said something to the effect that we have been saving for this when asked about Kawhi's increased mins. Now look what ya done did! 🤦🏾♂
Kawhi’s knee is the greatest mystery since DB Cooper. It’s so sad that his career is one of the biggest “could’ve have been” stories even though he’s got 2 rings.
He could have had at least one more ring if he had stayed in Toronto to run it back. Instead, he left his teammates high-and-dry, not to mention the Raptors franchise.
@@truthbearer8567 lmao wut. kawhi’s camp had been pretty consistent on him wanting to be in LA. the raptors took a gamble, and it paid off. but he literally didn’t owe them anything - he was a free agent.
Wildes is right. He was even hurt in the playoffs on the raptors. After the finals he said to kyle lowry “im just limping around bc i dont have to play anymore games”
Man I was just saying the other day that Kawhi was looking like Toronto Kawhi again for the first time in ages , and now he's injured again. Really sad
@@LeoorLeonard lmao the lakers are 1-1 against the best home team in the nba, going back home for 2 games. But you think the suns who are struggling with a hampered clippers team can beat us? The suns won’t even get past Denver they not deep enough. You can’t make deep playoff runs with a 5-6 man rotation. Maybe you forgot but KD got SWEPT out of the first round last year. You can look at him as a god but ik he’s overrated and not a winning player without his daddy Curry By his side all you have to do is be physical with him.
@@khaliyl21 with the way booker has been playing, and ad being passive, i can definitely see it. Despite the lakers being a deeper team. Ham just does not know how utilize his players at all. He has terrible decision making. If we had ime or nick nurse or nate mcmillan, we’d be thrashing teams tbh. My two problems are ham and ad! I can see Denver beating us too, because of the home court elevation and ad playing so off and on
Load management is overrated if your not keeping your body in shape with the constant workouts that keep you in shape as long as your not overdoing that workout
The Clippers Getting Kwahi Was A Disaster . For A Lot Of Reasons But Primarily Because They Had To Give Up Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Because He Insisted Bringing In Another Big Name .
His year in Toronto was his peak, his prime and ONLY year he was the best player in the world... if he would be healthy, that player would be the best player in the league for years and could challenging a lot of greats... now it seems that his time past without much impact... it seems that LeBron is outlasting many of his former rivals...
@@erikpuka2627 If they win this series, I can see the Clippers being able to rest him one game in the next series and maybe the Conference finals and still win. Suns are the strongest team in the league. Lakers and Nuggets aren't as good as the Suns.
@@kritav1111hey’re not winning this series with Kawhi not being able to get on the court. The Suns are barely beating a banged up clippers squad, who aren’t as good as the Grizzlies because Kawhi is out. Suns ain’t better then Denver or the Lakers.
@@JDGarza824 You underestimate Russ. He does absolutely everything on the court. If he is efficient he is as good as anyone in the league. Imagine snagging an extra 5-6 rebounds and an extra 5-6 assists over your opposing number. That's 15-16 extra points over the opposite teams star guard. That is why they are still close. On paper the Suns have Booker and KD, the best non injured duo after Lebron and AD. Add CP3 And Ayton, they are the best top 4 players. There is no team in the league who's 4th best player is as good as Ayton.
kawhis game is one of the purest forms of basketball. Midrange, triple threat, 3 ball, defense. He plays like a grown man. Hes up there with jordan and kobe end of the day
It's almost like if he actually played basketball his body would be used to the wear and tear and he wouldn't get injured every time he touches the court. Like you cant expect your body to be ready for any professional sport (let alone the highest competitive level such as the playoffs) if you refuse to play enough of the sport to get it ready to play at the highest level for a continued stretch. Like does anyone wonder why players get injured more now even though they train harder faster longer etc, because nothing replaces actually playing the game. Kawhis body is a broken shell of what it used to be when he (more regularly) played the regular season.
Lue forgot that Kawhi is super injury prone and can't handle playing over 40 minutes a game. Lue used to play LeBron 44- 48 minutes a game in Cleveland and mainly rest him during time outs. Kawhi is too injury prone to do that.
It was the second time the suns got lucky againt the clippers. Remember the 2021 west finals between tha clippers and suns kawhi was out also with acl injury. And now both pg13 and kawhi was out. How lucky the suns are
Any player that needs load management contract needs to be adjusted as insurance for owners that’s crazy I will never sign a super max contract that NEEDS load management
Ty Lue said the reason why they've been load managing Kawhi all year long is to save up for the playoff so he can play 42 minutes.... the moment dude started playing 42 minutes, he spained his knees. Like dude what?
I partly blame the schedule! Clippers/Suns series is only series where every game is every other day. All the other series have at least 2 days in between at least once!
Some of the analysis is spot on . Does my head in when people act like and say Kawhi is just load managing cuz he doesn’t wanna play . He has some genuine problems and injuries that he needs to manage during the season and it’s just sad that it’s this way but people need to understand why he does it by now . His career could’ve been even greater without the injuries
Today's fan doesn't know. But Brandon Roy was special. He was a HoF the second he stepped on the court. Sadly he had bad knees and it ruined what would have been a great career. Again, was that IT player. He just he IT.
This is what load management does to players, if you miss a lot of games come playoffs your body will not tolerate the intensity, Kawhi is a delusional foo
I feel so bad for kawhi man:/ he sits out extended periods of time to lessen more injuries or further injuring a current injury yet he still can’t catch a break. Watching kawhi is about as good an experience any basketball fan can have yet we keep getting robbed of it:(
I’m not sure why anyone would ever believe in the Clippers when both of their best players are always hurt. Doesn’t matter how deep their team is when the top guys aren’t available.
Yes but KD has been active during the playoffs way more than Kawhi. His biggest injury recently was the Achilles. Where he missed the 2021 season. Kawhi has missed 2021 and 2022. And he is out again.,
Kawhi has a rare condition where his knees weaken and worsen with time and physical stress... Injuries aren't as bad as DRose but sadly just another all time what if
That wilds take was such a good comparison really does change how you look at kawahi. I’ve always held the believe that kawahis body just can’t take the nba basketball. It’s wired one looks like he’s 41 instead of 31.
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Wildes take on Kawhi was low key one of the best I’ve heard in long time period
I have seen many great players be hampered by injuries. Sadly Kwahi will have to go through this journey
And keep getting pay big money!!
@@latinaforever4892Exactly.
Dude is a bum.
@@josepatino2368 Kobe and TMac biggest example.
What other team is paying that kind of money for him to be a 6th man
From the basketball stand point this is absolutely devastating news. What could be a memorable series ( even with PG out ) has just become almost a formality for the Suns.
Injuries are part of playoffs! Next men up ….sadly.
This guy hasn’t been the same since hurting his ankle twice back in 2017 playoffs smh!
The ZaZa effect
Wtf is the point of having a superstar player if they never play lmfao
As Shannon Sharpe says, "The best Ability is Availability".
Steve Balmer better get some real superstars that wanna play. Dame Lillard come to the clippers
The person who hurt Kawhi damaged him. He's name is Zaza
Gotta give to Nick, he’s been very fair in his take in this series considering he doesn’t really like KD, Kawhi, and Westbrook.
Looks like that load management worked wonders.
I mean, it's not like we can see how it plays out if he pushes it, he might have been out of the nba in 2018 if he kept playing in a broken body, just the next Brandon Roy or Isaiah Thomas... Maybe the load management is the only thing keeping the man's limbs from falling off, at this point it seems like it
Just money in his pocket, bye Clippers 👏🏼
I don't know what is worse: Kawhi's knees or AD's ankles
I prefer AD … KL don’t play much regular season and b2b …lazy player!! AD better 100 % 😎🙏👏🏼
Plus Lakers won a championship before them !
Kawhi can’t seem to catch a break. He was playing good for the first two games of this series and now is dealing with injuries again. I just feel he can play at a high level every game but the heavy minutes is taking a toll on him.
and I wonder if Clippers will consider moving with different direction this offseason. 3 of the 4 years their 2 stars have dealt with injuries, and they're only aging. Sucks so much cuz dude's baller in the playoffs.
He played 38 minutes last game and 41 minutes the game before kind of hard for a guy that didn’t play back to backs and had minute restrictions during the regular season I blame the coaching staff for not playing him enough in the regular season
That’s why u gotta play more throughout the season
He is soft. Plain and simple. Takes half the year off every year and he is still hurt.
@@SHAKE-S-PIERRE If anything that's worse for him. Considering how often he sits or gets injured after a certain number of consecutive games
2019~2023 4 reg seasons, AD played 194 games, Kawhi 161 games, Zion 114 games, yet the media label AD as THE most injury prone player. When talk about Kawhi or Zion, their availability was never brought up as a major issue. 🤷♀
Lakers fan alert boooooo
Facts bro they hate Ad
Derrick Rose has not been the same since 2012
Load management allows the body to recover but also doesn’t allow the game muscles to be used and built up.
The "healthiest he's ever been" lol😂
-CB 2023
This what we we've been saving up for - Ty Lue on Kawhi playing 42 minutes
They said he hurt it in game 1. So its not Ty Lue fault
@@teresamcgee-vd2uc he played 42 minutes in game 1
@@joseortiz7828 yes he did & hurt HIS knee in game 1.. instead of missing a pivotal game 3 he should've demanded a rest in game 2.
@@teresamcgee-vd2uc NO!
you try to win game 2 and go up 2-0
game 4 is saturday afternoon
game 5 is tuesday
"
you try to win game 2 and HOPEFULLY WORST CASE you split at home and go to tuesday up 3-1 and Kawhi has about 3 full days of rest
@mauriceterrell9636 I never said it was his fault. It was a lie doe. This man knees are made of glass.
I hate when injuries rob us fans from seeing superstars
Feels like half of these playoffs have just been injuries!
it's current NBA
Seems like since 2018 and up, the playoffs have been nothing but injuries.
It’s the load management, it’s actually working against the players bodies.
@@harryburnett4928 getting pay without moving his body ! 🤷🏻♀️
@@harryburnett4928 But there are so many that are just freaky, like PG's, Gianni's, Ja's, Tyler Hero, etc. Nothing to do with load management or lack of. Just pure freakish accident's
Really sucks because Kawhi career could be totally different if he didn’t have the nagging injuries. When Kawhi was in Toronto that was literally one of the greatest 1 year deals I’ve seen. I love Kawhi but I truly believe the PG and Kawhi experience is done. Neither can stay healthy. They had a great run and let’s be real if Kawhi didn’t tear his ACL they could’ve been in the finals but it didn’t happen. If I’m the clippers you look to just move on. I think Kawhi do a 1 year deal with Lebron and just get 1 last chip and then both call it quits
Sure just to help lebron get a grip
@@markanderson3826 LeBron doesn't need kawhi lol you get a grip
Yeah , helping Lebron from the bench , and getting a ring for doing nothing? NO thanks, I prefer AD 😎
Suns really dodging bullets, have no excuse not to win this series
They gonna win too the lost 1 bec ayton could not get a fricking rebound
Already making excuses for the Clips, oh boy! Y'all pride yourselves on the bench, the DEEPEST in the league
I mean its not like we didnt know he would get "hurt". The guy is soft.
@@sinnergized I'm actually suns fan, but how would you feel about it, if Durant and booker were unavailable, even with only healthy kawhi, series goes 7 with both KD and booker, if clippers had both George and kawhi and suns were without book and KD, in relation to clips 2 best players out, suns would be swept, or even if suns has booker and KD out verses clips with either George or kawhi, clips win series
@@lilibra6224 they should win, series being gifted to them
I do think the Zaza play did mess with Kawhi in a way that has led to a continued injury history. Kawhi is the load management exception. His body just doesn't seem to be able to handle the load other top 75 players are expected to handle.
It’s just his knee that is the problem, everything else is fine!
It's the spurs messing up his recovery
he will never be 100% for an extended period
Kawhi: "I scraped my knee, I'm only 99.8%. I'm not able to play..."
LAC Medical staff: "We have band-aids."
Kawhi: "Nah..."
Kawhi is doing load management in the playoffs too
But anyway, I hope it's a load management only and not the injury
@@yaroslavartemov1156 no it's an injury unfortunately. aggravated a previous knee sprain in game 1 and play through it in game 2
Russ will lead them to victory 😅 😂
I don’t hear anyone criticizing him as much as AD was criticized because of injury
@Aetazaz Siddiqi he’s most definitely has something to pretty especially if you think he’s better then king James
Thats cause he is a winner. AD is not.
@@xkmmx2132 what’s your definition of a winner because both have great careers and almost equal accomplishments in different areas of the game! But check out for yourself their availability for games in the past couple of years… you have to actually play to WIN
@Aetazaz Siddiqi a lot of ppl could have went to the Spurs and won a chip. He wasn’t drafted to the Pelicans.
@@xkmmx2132 how is he a winner and he haven’t won anything with the flippers 😂🤔🤡 make it make sense, I don’t know if you have a cardboard box for a television or just delusional and in denial but AD is a ring shy of that bum Kawhi 😂🤔 AD won the ring kawhi flippers choked a 3-1 lead trying to win
We’ve got to see NICK and MAX KELLERMAN in the same room!!
With the death beaming down on earth I want IGOUDOLLAR 😂😂
There's a surprising amount of empathy here for Kawhi. I expected you guys to just clown on him for being "Injury prone." Props to ya
He should retire. Not right for him to get a check to play a quarter of a season. F that.
@@cannacare777 it's right when you're as good as he is.
@@cannacare777 pocket watching lol
In Toronto, the medical staff were world class. Like the best in the league. They prolonged Kawhi's career that entire year. Alex McKechnie is one of the physios he worked with regularly
Yeah that was one thing Kawhi should have really taken into serious consideration.
So much for load managing 50 games in the regular season....
That worked wonders
Dude load managed to get injured 2 games in lmao
Exactly 😂
Dude got injured two games in BECAUSE of load management. You gotta keep your body in game shape.
@@Thomas998822 but not all injuries can be taken care of thru being in game shape
@@Thomas998822 No. The whole point of load management is to give the body time to rest and heal. Now yes, the more you play, the more conditioned you get.. TO A POINT. At some point the body can’t handle the same impact and stress and over time it’ll need more and more time to heal.
he's just injury prone him and ad break their fans hearts every season
He can’t “load manage” and then expect to play 44 mins a game in the playoffs max effort
How do they come up with these pains he was fine in interview after they lost
Adrenaline.
Yeah I got back issues and when I play everything feels fine I’m running and jumping all over the court the rest of the day I’m just fatigued but the next day my back hurts real bad.
More rest doesn't seem to be the recipe for him to stay healthy. Might as well play him more during the regular season.
Yep, like Thompson
Yeah load management does the opposite. Play him more for his body to get used to the constant load. How you gonna run a marathon if you don’t run 90% of the days leading up to to it
@@retributionalhazard8626 it is a degenerative condition, the more he plays, the worse the tears get. its a sad situation
@@retributionalhazard8626 lol psuedo-science. A degenerative condition is degenerative condition regardless how much you play
A couple days ago, Ty Lue said something to the effect that we have been saving for this when asked about Kawhi's increased mins. Now look what ya done did! 🤦🏾♂
Yes but reports say he hurt his knee in game 1 vs suns
@@teresamcgee-vd2uc Lue's statement was after game 1 where he played 42 mins. So they knew going into game 2 he was banged up and played him 39 mins.
Kawhi is just soft. It's nobody fault but his
Couldn't imagine Kawhi ballin in the 90s NBA..... mascots were made of tougher stuff than him
😂😂😂
Medicine was trash them he would have been like Andrew Toney the guy everyone acts like they learned from.
Kawhi’s knee is the greatest mystery since DB Cooper. It’s so sad that his career is one of the biggest “could’ve have been” stories even though he’s got 2 rings.
I love a good could’ve have been story
He could have had at least one more ring if he had stayed in Toronto to run it back. Instead, he left his teammates high-and-dry, not to mention the Raptors franchise.
@@truthbearer8567 lmao wut. kawhi’s camp had been pretty consistent on him wanting to be in LA. the raptors took a gamble, and it paid off. but he literally didn’t owe them anything - he was a free agent.
@@truthbearer8567 man Toronto is sorry stop
I'm feel sorry for Steve Ballmer too🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Wildes is right. He was even hurt in the playoffs on the raptors. After the finals he said to kyle lowry “im just limping around bc i dont have to play anymore games”
Ridiculous.. he's a legit part-time player now. Might as well be a player/coach 😑
The clippers are so deep I don’t understand how he played so much to this point and get hurt again.
Man I was just saying the other day that Kawhi was looking like Toronto Kawhi again for the first time in ages , and now he's injured again. Really sad
Good thing Masai didn't resign Kawhi. .....
@@crow_2k11beatsbydre8 The Raptors medical team did a remarkable job with Kawhi. Leaving Toronto was the worst mistake of his career.
Why clips should of avoided the suns. Would of been up 2-0 and had Paul on the next round
Suns in 5
Suns in 6
I’m a laker fan and I feel so bad for Kawhi
This news just gave us #18
@@khaliyl21 I’m a bron fan but suns will beat lakers with the way the lakers are playing right now; AD specifically
@@LeoorLeonard lmao the lakers are 1-1 against the best home team in the nba, going back home for 2 games. But you think the suns who are struggling with a hampered clippers team can beat us? The suns won’t even get past Denver they not deep enough. You can’t make deep playoff runs with a 5-6 man rotation. Maybe you forgot but KD got SWEPT out of the first round last year. You can look at him as a god but ik he’s overrated and not a winning player without his daddy Curry By his side all you have to do is be physical with him.
@@khaliyl21 with the way booker has been playing, and ad being passive, i can definitely see it. Despite the lakers being a deeper team. Ham just does not know how utilize his players at all. He has terrible decision making. If we had ime or nick nurse or nate mcmillan, we’d be thrashing teams tbh. My two problems are ham and ad! I can see Denver beating us too, because of the home court elevation and ad playing so off and on
@@LeoorLeonard it’s ok bro just enjoy the show. Lakers vs Celtics for #18
Nick doesn’t even let Broussard finish his take then hijacks it. He really needs to reign it in. He interrupts constantly too.
He plays back to back this year but before the back to back he just play 1st half so is not the real back to back game😤
I feel sorry for Westbrook.....
This is giving me T Mac flashbacks :( atleast he got himself that championship
*2 titles
@@bidenshusband2609 two great situations also. Ppl give Kawhi way too much credit
Why do ppl say this about t mac it’s such a false narrative he had several healthy seasons and did nothing
@@gmailgmail6234 Maybe not playoff wise but he was still a great player imo. I just felt like I kept seeing him banged up
Load management is overrated if your not keeping your body in shape with the constant workouts that keep you in shape as long as your not overdoing that workout
The Clippers Getting Kwahi Was A Disaster . For A Lot Of Reasons But Primarily Because They Had To Give Up Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Because He Insisted Bringing In Another Big Name .
Feels terrible for this decade players😢
This is when Russel is at his best
Clippers are loaded in the bench Kawi needs to stay healthy win this series
Kawhi's injuries is the difference between him being an all time great, and barely being remembered.
Pretty much.
Kawhi is overrated and overhyped
His year in Toronto was his peak, his prime and ONLY year he was the best player in the world... if he would be healthy, that player would be the best player in the league for years and could challenging a lot of greats... now it seems that his time past without much impact... it seems that LeBron is outlasting many of his former rivals...
@@jasonb97 that’s why I never entertained the delusional idiotic saying “ Kawhi is better then king James “😂🤔🤡
@@jasonb97crazy cuz he didn’t even wanna be in Toronto at all but he made the best of the situation and left with a ring 😂 that’s tuff.
Kawhi looked like the best player in the series, if he can play games 4-7 the series isn’t over
He will get hurt again even if he continues. Maybe not this series but on the other one for sure. His body can't hold up.
@@erikpuka2627 If they win this series, I can see the Clippers being able to rest him one game in the next series and maybe the Conference finals and still win. Suns are the strongest team in the league. Lakers and Nuggets aren't as good as the Suns.
@@kritav1111hey’re not winning this series with Kawhi not being able to get on the court. The Suns are barely beating a banged up clippers squad, who aren’t as good as the Grizzlies because Kawhi is out. Suns ain’t better then Denver or the Lakers.
@@JDGarza824 You underestimate Russ. He does absolutely everything on the court. If he is efficient he is as good as anyone in the league. Imagine snagging an extra 5-6 rebounds and an extra 5-6 assists over your opposing number. That's 15-16 extra points over the opposite teams star guard. That is why they are still close. On paper the Suns have Booker and KD, the best non injured duo after Lebron and AD. Add CP3 And Ayton, they are the best top 4 players. There is no team in the league who's 4th best player is as good as Ayton.
@@erikpuka2627 maybe, but beating the suns would be an accomplishment in itself. And who knows, maybe he doesn’t get hurt again
That Toronto Raptor Championship cemented Kawhi as a 1st Ballot Hall of Fame. If he retires now, he’s in the HoF.
kawhis game is one of the purest forms of basketball. Midrange, triple threat, 3 ball, defense. He plays like a grown man. Hes up there with jordan and kobe end of the day
Clippers should trade Kawhi... His the GOAT of load management
kawhi should just retire. one of the all time greats but cursed with broken knees, it sucks
It's almost like if he actually played basketball his body would be used to the wear and tear and he wouldn't get injured every time he touches the court. Like you cant expect your body to be ready for any professional sport (let alone the highest competitive level such as the playoffs) if you refuse to play enough of the sport to get it ready to play at the highest level for a continued stretch. Like does anyone wonder why players get injured more now even though they train harder faster longer etc, because nothing replaces actually playing the game. Kawhis body is a broken shell of what it used to be when he (more regularly) played the regular season.
It's time for russ to shine!
4:45 Oh lord Wildes no!!!! Playing right into Kawhis hands :/
Kawhi's game is so grounded how does he get hurt this easy? No flashy moves, dunks, movements....nothing. I just don't get it.
How did you comment 9 minutes ago on a video posted 1 minute ago
It's not adding up huh? 😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣
You can simply upload the video privately or unlisted and comment before making it public, no?
Trade PG and Kawhi..get as much as you can for them and rebuild.
Lue forgot that Kawhi is super injury prone and can't handle playing over 40 minutes a game. Lue used to play LeBron 44- 48 minutes a game in Cleveland and mainly rest him during time outs. Kawhi is too injury prone to do that.
It was the second time the suns got lucky againt the clippers. Remember the 2021 west finals between tha clippers and suns kawhi was out also with acl injury. And now both pg13 and kawhi was out. How lucky the suns are
Yep. It's very likely the Clippers would have won the title in 2021 if not for the injury. It's a darn shame when injuries ruin the playoffs.
Any player that needs load management contract needs to be adjusted as insurance for owners that’s crazy I will never sign a super max contract that NEEDS load management
Get well soon Leanard we really need u still love unit love u more when u play😅❤️🙏🌺
Toronto is the real winner from Kawhi's career
Ty Lue said the reason why they've been load managing Kawhi all year long is to save up for the playoff so he can play 42 minutes.... the moment dude started playing 42 minutes, he spained his knees. Like dude what?
I partly blame the schedule! Clippers/Suns series is only series where every game is every other day. All the other series have at least 2 days in between at least once!
The thought of going from winning the Title and a Finals MVP to possibly the Greatest 6th Man in NBA History in just 3 years is insane.
This is why Kawhi is the most important player
yall love to hold kawhi hand. the man is made outta glass
This the real Mr. Glass lol shout out to AD 💪🏽
But someone tell me what benefit load management does? Like if Kawhi is going to get injured regardless, what’s the point.
What was that background music? That was terrible
Some of the analysis is spot on . Does my head in when people act like and say Kawhi is just load managing cuz he doesn’t wanna play . He has some genuine problems and injuries that he needs to manage during the season and it’s just sad that it’s this way but people need to understand why he does it by now . His career could’ve been even greater without the injuries
He should be a sixth man. It sucks for him but he can't stay healthy for a series it's over for him
Imagine Russ stealing this game 😂
Man if Russ did that I would personally have to sit down and write him a hand held letter with my deepest apologies! 😂
Russ going 5/25 this game
They really might double team Russ since he's the only good scoring option now, which means he'll likely not play as well.
Russ can get a 40pt triple doub and theyre still losing without kawhi
Today's fan doesn't know. But Brandon Roy was special. He was a HoF the second he stepped on the court. Sadly he had bad knees and it ruined what would have been a great career. Again, was that IT player. He just he IT.
This is what load management does to players, if you miss a lot of games come playoffs your body will not tolerate the intensity, Kawhi is a delusional foo
I really wonder how many championships or finals kawhi would have played in had he of been 100%
Who knows
Kawhi only defeated by injuries. Such a shame. This is the best post season player in the NBA
needs more load management
Durability is gonna be a real NBA stat in the coming years
He can be the 30 minute guy for more or less 60 games and the same in the playoffs. That should hurt his contract but extend his career.
I feel so bad for kawhi man:/ he sits out extended periods of time to lessen more injuries or further injuring a current injury yet he still can’t catch a break. Watching kawhi is about as good an experience any basketball fan can have yet we keep getting robbed of it:(
Feel bad for him? He needs to stop resting half the season and maybe his body would be more used to playing playoff basketball
@@Romanus- you clearly didn’t play any sports.
@@brockjensen2473 Nah he is a bum
@@purplestuffs5237 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I think Wildes is spot on, any other player would have retired
Anybody see when he sprained his knee?
Lol the best part time player ever.
Max, stop hating on Russell
I’m not sure why anyone would ever believe in the Clippers when both of their best players are always hurt. Doesn’t matter how deep their team is when the top guys aren’t available.
If Anthony Davis aka is Street Clothes then we definitely need sumn similar for Kawhi.
Kawhi is Mr. pajamas
Kaweakintheknees Leonard
Batum could be automatic from 3, you know
I actually thought he would stay healthy
I was wondering who was going to go down first, KD or KL!
Both are injury prone.
Yes but KD has been active during the playoffs way more than Kawhi. His biggest injury recently was the Achilles. Where he missed the 2021 season. Kawhi has missed 2021 and 2022. And he is out again.,
@@2cents250 Exactly. In the past decade I think KD had one big injury in the playoffs and that was in the 2019 GS run.
Kawhi has a rare condition where his knees weaken and worsen with time and physical stress... Injuries aren't as bad as DRose but sadly just another all time what if
Lots of players have chronic arthritis in their knees it’s a mindset he’s soft.
@@telamb9 u don't know what ur talking about
@@theman9048 you don’t know your dad from your cousin.
@@telamb9 okay troll
That wilds take was such a good comparison really does change how you look at kawahi. I’ve always held the believe that kawahis body just can’t take the nba basketball. It’s wired one looks like he’s 41 instead of 31.
They should Call him Part-Time Kawhi
It begins again another year where players are dropping like flies.