San Antonio Spurs star forward Kawhi Leonard did not participate in Thursday's practice, and his status for Saturday's Game 3 in San Antonio against the Golden State Warriors remains in question because of an ankle injury.The Spurs provided no information regarding Leonard's status.Although Leonard, who was named to the All-NBA first team on Thursday, did not take part in the practice, several players told ESPN.com that he was at the club's practice facility."He was sitting nicely on the sidelines. It's going well, as well as it can go," center Pau Gasol said. "We have a good training staff. He's working with them, and trying to get that ankle right. That's what I know."Leonard reinjured his left ankle Sunday during the second half of San Antonio's 113-111 loss to the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals."The thing that worries me is that he did it again, the exact same thing," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said after Game 1. "So, one would logically think maybe it will take longer, but I'm hoping that's not true and we'll have him for Game 3."The Spurs led by 23 points when Leonard was forced to leave Game 1 in the third quarter. Since then, the Spurs have been outscored 194-133 by the Warriors, who hold a 2-0 series lead.Leonard was injured when he landed on the foot of Warriors' center Zaza Pachulia.Pachulia is listed as day-to-day with a bruised right heel suffered in Game 2.

The San Antonio Spurs officially listed star forward Kawhi Leonard as questionable because of his ankle injury for Saturday night's Game 3 of the Western Conference finals against the Golden State Warriors.Leonard did not participate in Thursday and Friday workouts but was at the team's practice facility in preparation for the game at AT&T Center in San Antonio."It's getting better. I've been at practice, just watching things. A lot of treatment," Leonard told reporters Friday. "It's frustrating. You work all year to get to this point, and (not) being able to help your team win a game or just being able to play, it's all very frustrating."Leonard was asked what input he would have on whether he would play Saturday."A lot of input, if I feel good then I am going to play," Leonard said.Leonard reinjured his left ankle last Sunday during the second half of San Antonio's 113-111 loss to the Warriors in Game 1.The Spurs led by 23 points when Leonard was forced to leave Game 1 in the third... [More]

F Kawhi Leonard did not participate in Thursday's practice, and his status for Saturday's Game 3 in San Antonio against the Golden State Warriors remains in question because of an ankle injury.The Spurs provided no information regarding Leonard's status.Although Leonard, who was named to the All-NBA first team on Thursday, did not take part in the practice, several players told ESPN.com that he was at the club's practice facility.

Houston Rockets point guard James Harden was the only unanimous choice on the All-NBA first team in balloting announced by the league on Thursday. Harden earned all 500 points by being named as one of five first-team selections on each of the 100 ballots.Joining Harden on the first team are Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (498), Oklahoma City point guard Russell Westbrook (498), San Antonio Spurs small forward Kawhi Leonard (490) and New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (343).James and Westbrook each received one second-team vote in failing to join Harden as a unanimous choice.Earning second-team honors were Utah center Rudy Gobert (339 points), Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry (290), Milwaukee Bucks small forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (258), Warriors small forward Kevin Durant (239) and Boston Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas (236).Selected to the third team were Golden State power forward Draymond Green (134), Washington Wizards point guard John Wall (125),... [More]

F Kawhi Leonard (sprained left ankle) missed Game 2 at Golden State. He is listed as questionable for Game 3 on Saturday in San Antonio.

F Kawhi Leonard (left ankle) will miss Game 2 at Golden State, leaving coach Gregg Popovich irate over what he felt was an avoidable injury.Popovich lashed out at Warriors C Zaza Pachulia for his defense on Leonard, telling reporters Monday that the play was "dangerous" and "unsportsmanlike" and citing a past pattern of such play by Pachulia. Leonard aggravated his left ankle injury on Sunday in Game 1 of the best-of-seven series when he landed on Pachulia's foot after taking a jump shot early in the third quarter.

San Antonio star forward Kawhi Leonard will miss Tuesday night's Game 2 of the Western Conference finals at the Golden State Warriors, leaving Spurs coach Gregg Popovich irate over what he felt was an avoidable injury.Popovich lashed out at Warriors center Zaza Pachulia for his defense on Leonard, telling reporters Monday that the play was "dangerous" and "unsportsmanlike" and citing a past pattern of such play by Pachulia.Leonard aggravated his left ankle injury on Sunday in Game 1 of the best-of-seven series when he landed on Pachulia's foot after taking a jump shot early in the third quarter.San Antonio held a 23-point lead at the time of the injury but couldn't hold of a furious comeback without its best player and dropped a 113-111 decision."Lead with your foot close-out is not appropriate. It's dangerous, it's unsportsmanlike, it's just not what anybody does to anybody else," Popovich fumed. "And this particular individual has a history with that kind of action. ... A totally unnatural... [More]

San Antonio star forward Kawhi Leonard will miss Tuesday night's Game 2 of the Western Conference finals at the Golden State Warriors, leaving Spurs coach Gregg Popovich irate over what he felt was an avoidable injury.Popovich lashed out at Warriors center Zaza Pachulia for his defense on Leonard, telling reporters Monday that the play was "dangerous" and "unsportsmanlike" and citing a past pattern of such play by Pachulia. Leonard aggravated his left ankle injury on Sunday in Game 1 of the best-of-seven series when he landed on Pachulia's foot after taking a jump shot early in the third quarter.San Antonio held a 23-point lead at the time of the injury but couldn't hold of a furious comeback without its best player and dropped a 113-111 decision."Lead with your foot close-out is not appropriate. It's dangerous, it's unsportsmanlike, it's just not what anybody does to anybody else," Popovich fumed. "And this particular individual has a history with that kind of action. ... A totally unnatural... [More]

F Kawhi Leonard re-injured his left ankle, forcing him out of Game 1 vs. the Warriors on Sunday. His status for Game 2 is uncertain.Before exiting, Leonard torched Golden State for 26 points in 24 minutes. Once he left, the Warriors went on an 18-0 run, ultimately recovering from a 25-point deficit to win the opener of the Western Conference finals. "Just very painful because I tweaked it before," Leonard said of the injury. "It's hard to tell (about Tuesday). I definitely couldn't go (the rest of Sunday's game). But we'll see how I get better each day."

OAKLAND, Calif. -- San Antonio Spurs standout Kawhi Leonard reinjured his left ankle in the third quarter of Sunday's Game 1 of the Western Conference finals and was ruled out for the remainder of the game.Leonard, who injured the same ankle in Game 5 of the Western semifinals on Tuesday and sat out Game 6 against the Houston Rockets on Thursday, had 26 points and eight rebounds in just 24 minutes of action.The All-Star small forward scored a game-high 18 points in the first half as the Spurs shocked the top-seeded Golden State Warriors with a 62-42 start.But Leonard tweaked the ankle when he stepped back into the Spurs' bench while attempting a 3-pointer early in the third period. Then after a brief stint on the bench, he returned and landed on Warriors center Zaza Pachulia's foot on a jumper, which sent Leonard limping to the bench for good.The Spurs were leading 78-55 when Leonard left the game with 7:54 remaining in the third quarter. The Warriors immediately responded with an 18-0 run to get back into the game.

F Kawhi Leonard has been cleared to play in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals against the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said Leonard was a full participant in practice on Saturday and confirmed he will be in the starting lineup for the afternoon game in Oakland. Leonard, who injured his ankle Tuesday, missed the Spurs' semifinals-clinching 114-75 win in Game 6 over the Houston Rockets on Thursday night.

SF Kawhi Leonard, still nursing a sore left ankle, is expected to return against the Golden State Warriors on Sunday in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. Leonard, the All-Star who injured his ankle Tuesday, missed the San Antonio Spurs' semifinals-clinching 114-75 win in Game 6 over the Houston Rockets on Thursday night. The Spurs made the decision to sit Leonard to get him healthy for Sunday, a source told ESPN. He received treatment on his ankle throughout the day Thursday and spent the game in the Spurs' locker room and not on the bench. Leonard is averaging 27.8 points on 52.4 percent shooting, 7.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists during the postseason.

San Antonio Spurs All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard, still nursing a sore left ankle, is expected to return against the Golden State Warriors on Sunday in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.Leonard, who injured his ankle Tuesday, missed the Spurs' semifinals-clinching 114-75 win in Game 6 over the Houston Rockets on Thursday night. The Spurs got a season-high 34 points from LaMarcus Aldridge and played without Leonard and Tony Parker (torn left quadriceps).The Spurs made the decision to sit Leonard to get him healthy for Sunday, a source told ESPN. He received treatment on his ankle throughout the day Thursday and spent the game in the Spurs' locker room and not on the bench.Spurs coach Gregg Popovich announced before the game that Leonard would not play. Jonathon Simmons filled in for Leonard and scored 18 points."Everybody picked it up," Popovich said after the Game 6 win. "Four, five, six guys all had good games. It wasn't one guy scoring 40 or anything like that."Everybody contributed.... [More]

F Kawhi Leonard (sore left ankle) sat out the clincher vs. Houston on Thursday, but he could be ready to return Sunday at Golden State.Leonard injured his ankle Tuesday in Game 5, and he hoped to be cleared to play Thursday. He is averaging 27.8 points, 7.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists during the postseason.

San Antonio Spurs small forward Kawhi Leonard will miss Thursday's Game 6 of the Western Conference second-round series versus the host Houston Rockets, coach Gregg Popovich said.Leonard injured his left ankle in Tuesday's Game 5 and hoped to be cleared to play in the possible close-out contest for the Spurs, who lead the series 3-2."Kawhi's out," Popovich told reporters about 90 minutes before tipoff. "He'd rather play."Popovich said Jonathan Simmons will start in place of Leonard.Earlier in the day, Popovich termed Leonard as a game-time decision.Leonard, nursing the left ankle, walked slowly but was able to participate in the team's shootaround on Thursday morning. The 25-year-old told reporters that he would play in Game 6 shortly after the Spurs claimed a 3-2 edge in the series following a 110-107 win on Tuesday."It's not an empirical formula," Popovich told reporters after the shootaround. "You watch, you feel, you talk to the player and you come to a decision. Going to take as much... [More]

San Antonio Spurs small forward Kawhi Leonard will be a game-time decision for Thursday's Game 6 of the Western Conference second-round series versus the host Houston Rockets, coach Gregg Popovich said.Leonard, who is nursing a left ankle injury, walked slowly but was able to participate in the team's shootaround on Thursday morning. The 25-year-old told reporters that he would play in Game 6 shortly after the Spurs claimed a 3-2 edge in the series following a 110-107 win on Tuesday."It's not an empirical formula," Popovich told reporters after the shootaround. "You watch, you feel, you talk to the player and you come to a decision. Going to take as much time as possible, see what he feels like, see what I see and make a decision."Leonard sustained the injury when he came down on the foot of Houston's James Harden while turning to run up the court with 5:37 remaining in the third quarter. He played half of the fourth quarter but did not take the court for overtime.Leonard still led the Spurs with 22 points and 15 rebounds. He is averaging 27.8 points, 7.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists during the postseason.The winner of this series will take on the Golden State Warriors in the West finals.

F Kawhi Leonard said he expects to play in Game 6 against the Houston Rockets on Thursday night despite a left ankle injury. However, on Wednesday, the Spurs officially listed him as questionable for the game. Leonard rolled his ankle with 5:37 left in the third quarter on Tuesday night and played half of the fourth period but did not take the court for overtime of the Spurs' 110-107 home win to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series. "Yeah, I'm going to be able to play," Leonard said after the game. "It was frustrating because I wanted to play. But I was happy seeing my teammates out there putting in a good effort and getting the win."

San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard expects to play in Game 6 against the Houston Rockets on Thursday night despite a left ankle injury.Leonard rolled his ankle with 5:37 left in the third quarter on Tuesday night and played half of the fourth period but did not take the court for overtime of the Spurs' 110-107 home win to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series."Yeah, I'm going to be able to play," Leonard said after the game. "It was frustrating because I wanted to play. But I was happy seeing my teammates out there putting in a good effort and getting the win."Leonard suffered the injury when he came down on the foot of Houston's James Harden while turning to run up the court. Leonard limped back to the bench during the next stoppage in play and re-entered the game but did not score after a layup with 1:59 to play in the third quarter.The 25-year-old Leonard still led the Spurs with 22 points and 15 rebounds. He is averaging 27.8 points, 7.7 rebounds... [More]

F Kawhi Leonard suffered a left ankle injury during Tuesday's 110-107 victory over Houston that gave San Antonio a 3-2 lead in their Western Conference best-of-seven semifinal series. Leonard rolled his ankle midway through the third quarter when he stepped on James Harden's foot as he turned to move into transition defense. Leonard played half of the fourth quarter but didn't score after a layup with 1:59 to play in the third quarter. Leonard still led the Spurs with 22 points and 15 rebounds. "Everybody pulled together and played some good defense without Kawhi being out there," San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. "The competitiveness was just off the charts. We're obviously thrilled with the victory -- either team could have won the game down the stretch."

F Kawhi Leonard scored 16 points for the Spurs in Sunday's 125-104 loss to the Rockets in Game 4.