If Kawhi is going to miss this season regardless, it might be in the team's best interest to shut George down as well.
If Kawhi and George are healthy and the Clippers are intact around them, you could make a strong case for their championship run.
Kawhi Leonard has been dealing with leg issues for the past several years, and the Clippers have been very cautious with him.
With teams like the Warriors, Clippers, Knicks looking to improve from last season, let us take a look at what lies ahead for them in 2021/22.
Chris Paul and Kawhi Leonard have officially declined each of their player options, both now set to become unrestricted free agents.
After years of criticism in the postseason, Paul George just proved emphatically how dominant he can be in the postseason.
Deandre Ayton was dominant for the Phoenix Suns, he finished with 19 points, 22 rebounds and four blocked shots.
Paul George missed two free throws with eight seconds remaining which would have given the Clippers' a lead by one point.
All the talks entering this series and game 1 majorly focused on the All-star players who were unavailable, Chris Paul and Kawhi Leonard.
The Clippers have flirted with postseason elimination before and came out on top. Now, against Jazz they are likely to repeat the same.