Kawhi Leonard brushes off questions about Clippers future, will discuss it ‘when that time comes'
With Leonard's L.A. future up in the air and the Aspiration investigation still ongoing, the star forward was mum after the Clippers' season-ending loss.
Kawhi Leonard brushes off questions about Clippers future, will discuss it ‘when that time comes' originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . A high-profile, but largely unsuccessful era of the Los Angeles Clippers may have ended on Wednesday night.
In the season after they let Paul George leave town, then proceeded to trade both James Harden and Ivica Zubac at the 2025-26 deadline while also parting ways with Chris Paul, the Clippers opted to keep star forward Kawhi Leonard around. Leonard, who is still one of the focal points of an ongoing NBA investigation into potential cap circumvention, is coming off one of his best career seasons — but now, his status in Los Angeles could be up in the air as the franchise looks toward the future. Here's what Leonard said after Wednesday's Play-In Tournament loss about the Clippers' future.
SN's NBA HQ: Live NBA scores | Updated NBA standings | Full NBA schedule Kawhi Leonard addresses Clippers' future Despite starting out 6-21 this season, the Clippers crawled back into playoff contention, leading to their elimination in the Play-In Tournament by the Golden State Warriors . There were some high points — Leonard was an All-Star, playing in 65 games and setting a career-high in points per game (27. 9) — but now, there are major questions about the future of the franchise.
"Let me cry about this loss a little bit more," Leonard said Wednesday when asked whether he could see a future with the Clippers, per ESPN . "We'll have our discussions when that time comes. " Los Angeles, which is set to give its first-round pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder in June, has continually been parting ways with its stars in the past year, from letting George walk to trading Harden.