Mirjam Swanson: Nic Batum getting a rest day, Ty notes: “He deserves it.”
Los Angeles Clippers Rumors
Kawhi Leonard questionable to return on Sunday
Ohm Youngmisuk: Kawhi Leonard (foot) is listed as questionable for tomorrow against Minnesota. Serge Ibaka (back) and Patrick Beverley (hand) remain out.
Todd Whitehead: An update on some team 3P% ranks: Clippers still flirting with 42% from deep and chasing the 97 Hornets for a chance to become the best 3P shooting team in NBA history (42.8%). Knicks holding on to the #1 3P defense, but not threatening the 83 Pistons record of 11.5% allowed.
So depleted that Dennis Schröder is being featured in network promos, the Lakers nonetheless remain the biggest draw in the NBA. The shorthanded Lakers’ surprising rout of the Nets averaged a 1.2 rating and 2.02 million viewers on ABC’s NBA Saturday Primetime last weekend, the league’s largest audience — excluding the All-Star Game — since February 21 (Celtics-Pelicans: 1.4, 2.26M). The team’s subsequent national TV appearance against the Celtics scored 1.14 million viewers on TNT Thursday night, the network’s most-watched game in more than a month (3/11 Warriors-Clippers: 1.25M).
Ohm Youngmisuk: Ty Lue says Kawhi Leonard (foot) is OUT tonight.
