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Marc Stein: Don't worry, @stackmack. Word is Kawhi Leonard will definitely be one of Coach K's 24 invitees to Team USA mini camp in Vegas, too Twitter @ESPNSteinLine

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Jeff Caplan: 2-seed anyone?: Spurs announce Tony Parker (sore neck), Kawhi Leonard (sore left knee) & Tim Duncan (sore left knee) out tonight at GS. Twitter @Caplan_NBA

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Sam Amick: Spurs announce Kawhi Leonard (sore left knee) and Tony Parker (sore left ankle) out tonight against Orlando. Twitter @sam_amick

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Popovich's affection for Leonard is obvious. But Leonard still had to learn that the yelling wasn't personal. "This is my first time really having a coach that's all in your face," Leonard said. "He just really wants you to just be a better player, each and every game. But I'm used to it now. It's my second year. Last year, it was getting to me quick. But the veteran guys have been helping me out and telling me who Pop is." NBA.com

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Jeff McDonald: Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard are available for tonight's game against Dallas. Go ahead and pencil them into the Spurs' starting five. Twitter @JMcDonald_SAEN

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Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard did not accompany the Spurs on their overnight flight to Minnesota for tonight’s game against the Timberwolves, the team announced Tuesday. San Antonio Express-News

San Antonio Spurs, Injuries, Tim Duncan, Kawhi Leonard 

Jeff McDonald: Spurs report Kawhi Leonard will miss tonight's game vs. Clips with a sore knee. (oh yeah, there's a game tonight) Twitter @JMcDonald_SAEN

San Antonio Spurs, Injuries, Kawhi Leonard 

Rosters set for Rising Stars Team Shaq: Damian Lillard, Kyrie Irving, Andre Drummond, Klay Thompson, Harrison Barnes, Chandler Parsons, Dion Waiters, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Tyler Zeller, Kemba Walker. Team Chuck: Anthony Davis, Kenneth Faried, Kawhi Leonard, Bradley Beal, Ricky Rubio, Tristan Thompson, Nikola Vucevic, Brandon Knight, Isaiah Thomas, Alexy Shved. Sulia

Ricky Rubio, Harrison Barnes, Kemba Walker, Kyrie Irving, Isaiah Thomas, Klay Thompson, Nikola Vucevic, Kenneth Faried, Anthony Davis, Tristan Thompson, Kawhi Leonard, Tyler Zeller, Bradley Beal, Brandon Knight, Chandler Parsons, Andre Drummond, Damian Lillard, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Dion Waiters, All Star Game 

The BBVA Rising Stars Challenge -- televised live nationally on TNT at 9 p.m. ET and broadcast live on ESPN Radio, with live audio also available on NBA.com in multiple languages -- features two teams each consisting of nine rookies and sophomores mixed together, drafted from a pool selected by the NBA's assistant coaches. Joining Irving from the Sophomore class are: Kenneth Faried (Denver Nuggets), Brandon Knight (Detroit Pistons), Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio Spurs), Chandler Parsons (Houston Rockets), Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors), Tristan Thompson (Cleveland Cavaliers), Nikola Vucevic (Orlando Magic), and Kemba Walker (Charlotte Bobcats). Davis and Lillard lead a group of rookies that includes Harrison Barnes (Warriors) Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards), Andre Drummond (Detroit Pistons), Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Bobcats), Alexey Shved (Minnesota Timberwolves), Dion Waiters (Cavaliers), and Tyler Zeller (Cavaliers). Oregonian

Harrison Barnes, Kemba Walker, Klay Thompson, Nikola Vucevic, Kenneth Faried, Tristan Thompson, Kawhi Leonard, Tyler Zeller, Bradley Beal, Brandon Knight, Chandler Parsons, Andre Drummond, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Dion Waiters, Alexey Shved, All Star Game 

Jeff McDonald: Kawhi Leonard says he's been cleared to play tonight vs. New Orleans. Expects to come off the bench. Twitter @JMcDonald_SAEN

San Antonio Spurs, Injuries, Kawhi Leonard 

Second-year small forward Kawhi Leonard has been recalled from his brief rehab stint in the NBA Developmental League, the Spurs announced Thursday. There was no mention of Leonard’s availability for Friday’s home game against New Orleans. But the ensuing release of James Anderson, who was signed to fill in for Leonard, could be an indication he is ready to return. San Antonio Express-News

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In the next step in his comeback from left quadriceps tendinitis, small forward Kawhi Leonard has been shipped to Austin for a rehab assignment with the Toros. Leonard, who has been out since Nov. 17, practiced in Austin on Wednesday. Spurs doctors will re-evaluate him today to help determine his availability for Friday’s home game against New Orleans. San Antonio Express-News

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Marc J. Spears: Spurs assign injured F Kawhi Leonard (knee, quad) to the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League for a medical rehab assignment. Twitter @SpearsNBAYahoo

San Antonio Spurs, D-League, Kawhi Leonard 

Second-year forward Kawhi Leonard, out since Nov. 16 with left quadriceps tendinitis, is on the four-game road trip that began in Charlotte. But don’t expect to see him on the court before the team returns from the coast-to-coast excursion that continues tonight in Houston and concludes Friday night in Portland. Coach Gregg Popovich says there is no chance Leonard will play in any of the three games that remain on the trip. “I don’t know why he’s here,” Popovich said before Saturday’s game in Charlotte, a 132-102 victory in which the Spurs made a franchise record 19 3 -point shots. “It’s camaraderie crap. Ask the trainers why he’s on the trip. Maybe save your per diem and have a meal on the plane? I don’t know.” San Antonio Express-News

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Do you think Cleveland will trade Varejao while his value is high. Would a Spurs trade involving Leonard, Blair and Bonner be a good deal for both teams? Chad Ford (1:23 PM): They're open to it. But it would have to be a very good deal. Varejao is playing as well as any big man in the NBA. There is no reason to trade him unless they are getting back multiple young assets in return. He has a cap friendly contract (based on his performance this year) ... Kawhi Leonard would obviously be attractive to them, but it's going to take more than that to get an All-Star center like Varejao. ESPN.com

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Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich said before Saturday’s game with Memphis that small forward Kawhi Leonard is unlikely to make his return during the Spurs’ upcoming three-game home stand. “I don’t think so,” he said when asked if Leonard will play against the Grizzlies, Milwaukee (Wednesday) or Houston (Friday). San Antonio Express-News

San Antonio Spurs, Gregg Popovich, Injuries, Kawhi Leonard 

The San Antonio Spurs today announced that Kawhi Leonard is suffering from quadriceps tendinitis in his left knee. The diagnosis was confirmed in an MRI which was performed earlier today. Leonard is expected to be out of action for 10-14 days. He is not scheduled to travel with the Spurs on the team’s upcoming six-game road trip that begins on Wednesday, Nov. 21 in Boston. NBA.com

San Antonio Spurs, Injuries, Kawhi Leonard 

Mike Monroe: #Spurs pick up options on rookies Kawhi Leonard and Cory Joseph. Twitter @Monroe_SA

San Antonio Spurs, Kawhi Leonard, Cory Joseph 

Leonard says he is open to remaining with the Spurs for as long as he can, citing another Spur for life — Duncan — as the model. For now, the effusive praise Leonard’s coach keeps tossing his way daily only serves as motivation. “It makes me want to work hard so I can live up to that standard,” Leonard said. San Antonio Express-News

San Antonio Spurs, Kawhi Leonard 

More and more, team decision-makers have come to view Leonard as a bridge to the post-Big Three future. To quote Popovich from a summertime mailbag feature posted on the club’s official website: “I think he’s going to be a star. And as time goes on, he’ll be the face of the Spurs, I think.” And on the eve of training camp earlier this month, Popovich all but offered Leonard the job security of a Supreme Court justice. “If the planets and agents and that sort of thing line up,” Popovich said, “we’d love him to be a Spur for life.” That’s a question for 2015, when Leonard’s standard rookie-scale contract expires. San Antonio Express-News

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