With the US National team roster recently announced its now time for some players to start training again.
But when it comes to Kawhi Leonard, he doesn’t think he should start training up again. With that said, according to ESPN.com, Kawhi Leonard has pulled out of the Team USA basketball team.
he’s learned that he needs to take a break after watching the struggles of Spurs teammates Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili during the regular season after they played through last summer for their national teams.
That’s some smart thinking there. Even though he doesn’t put as much physical strife on his body compared to a Russell Westbrook, LeBron James etc. Only he knows what his body can do and it’s commendable that he’s taking no risks.
I went through those two seasons going down to June 20.
That’s tough on your body to keep going. I’m just learning from Tony and Manu Ginobili, just going into that offseason and playing so hard and then coming back and their bodies not feeling the same and then being tired for the regular season. So I’m just learning from them.
As we know Parker and Manu have gone through a hell of a lot of injury trouble in recent years and when you see teammates struggle with health. Maybe Kawhi felt like he was looking into the future health wise.
I don’t think Team USA will be too miffed with Kawhi’s decision. They still have forwards like LeBron, Durant and Paul George to play with.
