Every step that took the Clippers to this point was at least defensible in the moment. Trading Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and a mountain of draft picks for Paul George looks terrible now. It also created a championship favorite.

The Los Angeles Clippers' best player, six-time All-Star small forward Kawhi Leonard, incurred a major injury setback, and has now been shelved "indefinitely" while he continues to recuperate from right knee inflammation, report Shams Charania and Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN.

Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard is set to miss an "indefinite" period of time to start the NBA season due to inflammation in his right knee, according to a report from ESPN's Shams Charania.