Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard could miss Game 5 vs. Utah Jazz and beyond with knee injury

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Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard will miss Game 5 against Utah on Wednesday night with a sprained right knee and there is no timetable for his return, the team announced.

Leonard appeared to have injured in his right knee on a play with 5:25 left in the fourth quarter of the Clippers’ 118-104 victory in Game 4 on Monday. He grabbed his knee in discomfort.

© Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images Kawhi Leonard holds his knee during the second half of the Clippers’ Game 4 win over the Jazz.

Leonard checked out of the game 45 seconds later and didn’t return. He finished with 31 points and seven rebounds.

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Following the game, a reporter asked Leonard about this knee. “I’m good. Next question,” he said.

He was not listed on the Clippers 8:30 p.m. ET injury report on Tuesday.

If Leonard can’t play in Game 5 and beyond, it’s a major setback for the Clippers who are trying to get to the conference finals for the first time in franchise history. The series is tied at 2-2.

Leonard, who made the All-NBA first team for the third time in his career this season, is averaging 27.3 points 7.5 rebounds, four assists and 1.8 steals. while shooting 50.6% from the field against Utah.

Injuries have been and continue to have an impact on the playoffs. Utah’s Mike Conley hasn’t played in this series, the Nets are riddle with injuries and Philadelphia is trying to manage Joel Embiid’s torn lateral meniscus. The Bucks are without Donte DiVincenzo (torn ligament in his left ankle) and Atlanta lost De’Andre Hunter to a knee injury for the remainder of the playoffs.

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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard could miss Game 5 vs. Utah Jazz and beyond with knee injury