Kawhi Leonard Stats Tonight: How did Clippers All-Star perform in game vs Bulls? (Feb. 26)

The LA Clippers went on the road and visited the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday with All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard in tow after missing their previous two games because of left foot soreness.

Leonard played 33 minutes and made his presence felt on both ends of the court. He finished the game with 17 points, on 6-of-14 shooting and 3-of-5 from three, eight rebounds, four assists and four steals to help the visitors defeat the Bulls 122-117.

The win ended a three-game slide for the Clippers, who improved to 32-26 for the season.

Kawhi Leonard's stats against the Chicago Bulls:

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Kawhi Leonard	17	8	4	4	1	3	6-14	3-5	2-2	-11

James Harden top-scored for the Clippers with 30 points to go along with six assists. Wing player Amir Coffey came off the bench to score 20 while Derrick Jones Jr. and Bogdan Bogdanovic had 16 and 14 points, respectively.

For Chicago, it was Josh Giddey who led with 21 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds. Zach Collins, starting for the injured Nikola Vucevic, had a huge double-double of 21 points and 17 rebounds.

The win allowed the Clippers to level their season series with the Bulls with a victory each.

Kawhi Leonard has come to terms that injuries part of his journey

Six-time NBA All-Star Kawhi Leonard has been limited to just 17 games this season out of a possible 58 games so far because of various health issues. It is something, he said, he has come to accept as part of his journey now as a player.

Not since his early days in San Antonio has the former San Diego State star consistently played a lot of games. Last year, he was able to play in 68 regular season games but missed time in the playoffs.

In an interview with reporters in the offseason, Kawhi Leonard opened up about his injury issues that have hampered him for much of his career. He highlighted that it has been tough but he remains grateful to be able to do his thing in spite of it.

The 33-year-old Los Angeles native said (via ESPN)

“Yeah [it’s tough], but this is just my journey, so whatever … I can’t lay out the perfect script for me…

“So, I got to keep doing what I’m doing and I might be the most known at the time right now, like injury or whatever, but people have, players have worse luck than I have. So just being able to keep going and keep going is going to motivate the next guy that’s watching me. So I’m going to keep going until I can’t.”

While his career has been marked by injuries, it has not stopped Kawhi Leonard from building himself a solid career in his 13 years to date in the NBA.

He has gone on to average 20 points, 6.3 rebounds, three assists and 1.7 steals in 712 games. He is a two-time NBA champion, two-time Finals MVP, six-time All-Star, multiple-time member of the All-NBA Team and two-time Defensive Player of the Year.