Kawhi Leonard has sensationally been told to retire from basketball.
Since he began playing for the LA Clippers in 2019, the two-time NBA champion has missed a plethora of games, either through injury or load management, in order to lower the risk of injuries. But fans were left disappointed after the 31-year-old competed in the first two games of his team’s playoff series with the Phoenix Suns then missed the last three with a knee injury which has since been diagnosed as a torn meniscus.
On ESPN’s First Take, sports analyst Stephen A Smith, not afraid of speaking his mind, has grown so frustrated with Leonard’s lack of availability, especially at crucial times, that he thinks he should hang up his sneakers for good. “Steve Ballmer and the Los Angeles Clippers should force Kawhi Leonard to retire. I’m done. He needs to go home. It’s over.” Smith commented.
