Bloody Kahi Leonard was beaten by L.A. in the Denver Nuggets in the fourth quarter on Friday night. The Clippers were pushed out of the game, leaving him in need of eight stitches for treatment on his head after a collision with a teammate.
Serge Ibaka was going for a defensive return when his elbow collided with Leonard’s face and immediately sent the All-Star to the floor. Leonard bled profusely from his mouth as he was treated on the court with him, before the game was aided in the locker room with 6:07 left.
When Paul George saw the bloody Leonard on the floor, he was very worried.
“Really worried,” George said. “I was thinking badly. I didn’t know if it was intrusive or how many hits [it was] Or what really happened, because I didn’t see it. I just saw him lying on the ground. It was first and foremost, just making sure it was okay. “
Without Leonard, the Clippers got a little revenge by grabbing a big lead in the second half and beating the Nuggets 121-108. Denver had previously beaten the Clippers in the second round of the playoffs last season after taking the Lone Angeles 3-1 series lead.
Asked what the Clippers said to keep their composers down without Leonard, coach Tyrone Lew replied, “Nothing was said.” “You know, the next man. We know the poet is a great player. We’ve got the mentality that if he goes down, everyone should be able to take the steps.”
Leonard departed with the Clippers 108-97. He had 21 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds and 4 steels in 30 minutes.
Leonard was being evaluated, when Lu said after the game, “I didn’t even see it.” “… That’s fine. He got bored and walked off the floor, so that’s fine.”
Clippers forward Nicholas Butt said he spoke to Leonard after the contest and his teammate would look fine.
“You have no player, no player, [to] Come down with blood all over it and on the floor, “Batum said.” I think it’s good. I only saw him in the locker room; That was okay, and it was kind of scary at the moment. “
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