The LA Clippers have an absolutely brutal basketball schedule this week. After adjusting their games due to the LA wildfires, the team now plays five games in s

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is happy to see L.A. Clippers star Kawhi Leonard healthy and back on the court.

Kawhi Leonard has stepped away from the Clippers to be with members of his family, who were forced to evacuate their homes with the inferno raging across southern California, according to multiple reports on Wednesday. Leonard will miss a matchup in Denver after flying back to Los Angeles.

Now 4-1 since welcoming Kawhi Leonard back, the Clippers are 24-17 overall. This ranks fifth in the West, and 1.5 games above the sixth seed Lakers. Leonard finished with 19 points in 24 minutes on Sunday,

Kawhi Leonard had one of his best games since returning from a knee injury, scoring 19 points in limited minutes during the Clippers' win over the Lakers.

The injury-prone star got to his mid-range spots and made several trademark fadeaway shots — a sign of him potentially returning to full fitness.

The atmosphere was understandably electric but when Kawhi Leonard was asked postgame about hosting the Lakers for the first time there, he downplayed the occasion's significance. "It's the same as any other game for me,

LA Clippers report that Kawhi Leonard is ready to return to action tomorrow vs Lakers after being held out of second night of back-to-back at Portland Thursday night But James Harden