- The San Antonio Spurs are shutting Kawhi Leonard down indefinitely as he battles injuries.
- Leonard has played just nine games this season after missing the first 27 games with a quadriceps injury.
- It's unclear when Leonard will return, but the Spurs will have to push on without their best all-around player for the foreseeable future.
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The Spurs are shutting down Kawhi Leonard indefinitely as one of the NBA's strangest injury cases takes a new turn
Kawhi Leonard's quadriceps injury has not improved, so the Spurs are shutting him down with no timetable for a return.
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The San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday announced that Kawhi Leonard is being shut down indefinitely as he continues to battle tendinopathy in his right quadriceps.
Leonard has played just nine games this season after missing the first 27 games of the season with . In January, it was revealed that Leonard was also playing with a partial tear in his shoulder.
Injuries have been an issue for Leonard since October, when the team announced Leonard would miss the entire preseason with a quadriceps injury. It has apparently not gotten better as the season continues.
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