The French point guard made his long-awaited return from a torn quad muscle in the team's home win over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night and revealed that Leonard is not too far behind having worked out with him recen

After sending out a tweet effectively stating that he no longer wanted to be a part of the Phoenix Suns, the team wasted little time in granting Eric Bledsoe his wish by trading him to the Milwaukee Bu

In a season that has been marred by injuries for the Los Angeles Clippers, they have always been able to rely on the services of one man who has been a constant presence on the floor for the franchise throughout his car

"Who knows?" Bledsoe said. "I love the fans and I hope they love me back, but you know how that go. Love my teammates I played with while I was there. I'm just focused on the game. I got great teammates that will have my ba

Popovich, however, disputed Parker's claims telling reporters that his assessment should be taken under caution, which just seems to add to the uncertainty around the whole situation and again shows that the organization is not willing to share much informat

"We’ll see on Monday," D’Antoni said of getting his star back. "I think we’re shooting for that, but that doesn’t mean that. This time, we’re going to make sure it’s 100 percent and go from the

"So I think it is going end up being a great thing for the team long term," Ginobili explained . "Short term, we miss him. We need him out there. When he comes back, we are going to have to re-adjust. So it’s going to take a little bit of time. But at this point, it’s making those guys step up and play a bigger ro

But per Stein, they have already made it clear that they plan to be cautious with him as their goals are focused on the playoffs and making sure their stars are healthy in the latter stages of the sea

According to reports, Houston is already looking to recruit a free agent to add cover for that position and one player who recently became available is veteran Jameer Nelson following his release by the Denver Nugg

So, while the Spurs are certainly rooting for Leonard to get healthy as soon as possible, they're making the best of the situation. Given their unprecedented stability as the most consistent franchise in sports during the Popovich Era, they know exactly how to handle situations like t

"He rebounds, blocks shots, is solid defensively, is athletic, deflects passes and stuff like that," Ginobili said of Green . "He’s been huge for Sportsinjuryfocus.Com the last three years, for sure, and is getting better. Now, he is our main guy defensively and he is going to be for a while. Even when Kawhi (is healthy), sometimes he takes the toughest opponent, so he’s been very reliab

But, he has missed the first 11 games of the season while slowly recovering from an ankle injury. Of course the Spurs have stayed afloat under head coach Gregg Popovic, going 7-4, but they clearly are missing Leonard's talents on both ends of the fl

"Every time a team has to adjust to playing without its main player, others have to step up and gain confidence, and they end up being better players," Ginobili told reporters after shootaround Tuesday morning, per Tom Osborn of mySA.com . "I think it is a great thing for guys like Bryn (Forbes), Brandon (Paul), even Kyle (Anderson), because they are having to be more responsible offensively, have more possessions, make more decisio

Heading into this season, Leonard seemingly had his best shot at securing his first-ever MVP award since Paul George and Carmelo Anthony joined reigning MVP Russell Westbrook in Oklahoma City and Chris Paul joined MVP runner-up James Harden in Hous

Forbes, Paul and Anderson have all shown glimpses of production in their expanded roles with the team. In a win over the Hornets on Friday, Forbes scored 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting in just 22 minutes. Paul dropped 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting along with five rebounds in 30 minutes in a loss to the Boston Celtics in October 30. Anderson dropped 16 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three blocks over 26 minutes in a loss against the Golden State Warriors on Novembe

Last season, San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard was one of the most valuable players in the entire NBA, posting 25.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game as perhaps the league's best two-way fo