Kawhi Leonard因右膝扭傷將缺席首輪第三場賽事。圖/路透

根據ESPN報導指出，快艇明星前鋒Kawhi Leonard因右膝扭傷的緣故，將缺席首輪第三場賽事。據多位消息人士透露，Leonard在季後賽第一場比賽中右膝傷勢加重，隨後帶傷出戰季後賽第二場比賽，而他於第四場比賽出戰狀態將列為「每日觀察」。

Breaking: Kawhi Leonard has been ruled out for Game 3 against the Suns because of a right knee sprain, sources told @NotoriousOHM.

He aggravated his knee in Game 1, played through it in Game 2 and is expected to be day-to-day ahead of Game 4, a source told @wojespn. pic.twitter.com/kWWsrOjUN5

— ESPN (@espn) April 20, 2023

快艇在先前例行賽就傷了Paul George，近期又折損了Kawhi Leonard，面對到太陽的鋒線群可能會陷入劣勢。快艇與太陽的第三場比賽在今日早上10:30於洛杉磯主場迎戰太陽，目前系列賽比分為1:1。