Kawhi Leonard於季前媒體日接受採訪。圖/截自推特
今日快艇舉辦了季前媒體日,而Kawhi Leonard在接受採訪時被問及Paul George離開球隊後的看法,Leonard表示有George在場上固然會更加輕鬆,但他的離開不會讓自己感到更加困難。
談到Paul George離開快艇的影響,Kawhi Leonard在採訪中說道:「顯然他在場上讓比賽變得更輕鬆,但就我比賽中的專注度而言,我不認為這會讓我變得更困難…對於場上的任何人來說,我都不會把他視作我的救世主。 」
Kawhi Leonard on Clippers losing Paul George: “I don’t feel like it’s going to be harder for me personally. For anybody I’m on the court with, I don’t look at him to be my savior.” pic.twitter.com/lNouVoNehA
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) September 30, 2024
而對於自己身體的健康度,Leonard則是給予回覆道:「我們在一步步來,過去一個月一切進展順利,但他們非常謹慎。過去的季後賽中,我沒能打到最後,所以現在要確保自己在那些重要時刻保持健康。」
此外Leonard表示自己計畫參加例行賽首戰,但這仍取決於他的身體狀況。
Kawhi Leonard on his motivation to keep fighting through injuries:
— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) September 30, 2024
“I can play. I mean I played my most games I've in a long time last year. I played like 68 games, was one of the guys that probably didn't take a rest break earlier on in that season... Obviously, from a fan base… pic.twitter.com/UL8pa341uv