Raptors Insider: Why Toronto isn't upset Kawhi Leonard is away from team while rehabbing
Toronto Star · Doug Smith ·
The players know he's a special case so they aren’t mad he’s not sitting on the bench or on the plane with them.
With so much invested in Kawhi Leonard, the Raptors are going to whatever lengths are necessary to make sure he’s healthy and surrounded by people who make him comfortable.
It’s why he has been away from the team since his left knee started swelling almost two weeks ago in Minnesota, seeking treatment from people who know him well and have dealt with him successfully and who he trusts implicitly.
He wasn’t in Toronto for the two games against Orlando and he wasn’t at either of the two games in Los Angeles on this current trip. He was back in Toronto when the Raptors played in Denver and he won’t be in Milwaukee on Friday night. He was on the bench for the first game of his hiatus in Minnesota but only because it was the second of two road games on that trip.
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