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Everybody assumes Kawhi and Paul George will miss 15-30 games every season based on load management or injury. Neither have missed a single game this season and have played in back to backs. I’m shocked at how under discussed this has been, considering everybody only wants to talk about the Clippers being a load management team.

I wonder if the new rules play a part in this or if it’s as simple as them just being more healthy.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/georgpa01/gamelog/2024

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/leonaka01/gamelog/2024

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[–] 11x_dev@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

multi millionares finally showing up to work 3-4 times a week consistently?? 🤯

[–] spellman1969@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Breaking news: Players are playing

[–] kaikaradk@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Let’s see where these gentlemen are when the playoffs start.

Useless stats at this point of the season are not useful at all.

[–] ThroatExplosion@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Living on borrowed time

[–] krunktopher@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

The Clippers have actually finally made clones of both of them.

[–] royn97@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Ok they haven’t this season yet but let’s not act like they haven’t In previous seasons Lol. Also it’s early five it time

[–] NetworkVegetable7075@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Knocking on wood

[–] mryessirskiii@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

"I’m shocked at how under discussed this has been, considering everybody only wants to talk about the Clippers being a load management team."

Because ppl love to hate then disappear when proved wrong about something

[–] JuliusCeejer@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Or it's easier to talk about how playing every day makes Kawhi look like a MLE level player and Harden's mostly been awful

[–] NCHouse@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Season just started. They've only played 15 games.

[–] RangerFrom3@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Kawhis load managing during games. He’s content with Harden being the playmaker and PG being the wing scorer. Kawhi going back to his 3 and D ways. Kawhi gets criticized too much when in reality he’s an unselfish guy with some chronic leg pains.

[–] jmlulu018@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Let's see in 2024. History says otherwise.

[–] The-Pharcyde@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Congratulations to both for playing basketball.

[–] Cockrocker@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Maybe they realised continuity was important. News at 10.

[–] resident_hater@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

A) they will still miss a ton of games

B) the team sucks

C) the PG-Kawhi era is and will continue to be a failure

[–] ThugosaurusFlex_1017@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

They wanna see contracts from the Nets next year.

[–] TrashAssRedditAdmins@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Wait for January

[–] 50LI0NS@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

It’s not discussed because it’s what they are meant to do.

[–] maxi-916@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Let's give pg kawhii a cookie . They are supposed to play every game possible. It's like Chris rock saying " you want a cookie !" For paying child support..lol

[–] The_SqueakyWheel@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Of course they have I didn’t draft them. When will you guys learn?

[–] Epikz1@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Players playing isnt an issue. Players not playing is an issie.

[–] Dame2Miami@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago
[–] AB-AA-Mobile@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Kawhi is washed. This is Paul George's team now.

[–] Diqt@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Waited this long to be losing

[–] Xc0liber@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

For Kawhi I feel is due to the rules. PG I'm not sure, maybe just unlucky with injuries.

Hard to tell. Imagine them two playing more than 65 games. Is hard to not ask "is it because of the new rule?"

[–] cptDreamboat@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Balmer for them on PIPs