NBA 2017-18: All-Injured Roster  

Starting Small Forward: Kawhi Leonard

Kawhi Leonard throws down a thunderous slam against the Warriors in the 2017 Western Conference Finals

We have been deprived of the sheer joy of watching the best two-way player doing it all for the San Antonio Spurs this season due to a quad injury that just refuses to go away. At the start of the season, Leonard was expected to return in a couple of weeks. When he finally did make the court on a minutes restriction for the Spurs in December, something seemed awry about the way he moved.

After 9 games, Kawhi Leonard was given an indefinite leave of absence to rest and recuperate his injury fully. Now that the San Antonio Spurs find themselves in 9th place on the Western Conference standings, his absence from the court seems even more glaring as the Spurs fight off a number of injuries to other players on their aging roster.