Darius Garland Rumors

Joey Linn: Clippers lose to the Pelicans 124-109. Bad loss on the front end of a back-to-back with both Kawhi Leonard and Darius Garland playing. Early 18-point lead becomes a third-straight loss. LA is 34-35. Pelicans again tomorrow.

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Justin Russo: Darius Garland was upgraded to AVAILABLE and Nicolas Batum (rest) was downgraded to QUESTIONABLE.

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Law Murray: LA Clippers also reported that Darius Garland (injury management, front end b2b) and Kawhi Leonard (ankle) are questionable for tomorrow at New Orleans

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Law Murray: Asked Tyronn Lue about John Collins' return, Darius Garland on his first game with Collins, and Collins on coming back after the season-ending injury to Yanic Konan Niederhäuser.

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Joey Linn: Darius Garland is out tomorrow against Chicago with left toe injury management.

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Joey Linn: Darius Garland on Bennedict Mathurin: “He has no fear. I didn’t know he was that creative with the ball in his hands… In Indiana he was aggressive, but over here T-Lue and everybody is letting him rock out. I really like it… Ben is gonna be Ben. We really need him to go be Ben. I love the aggression. I didn’t see it in Indiana but I love it over here.”

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Joey Linn: Clippers beat the Grizzlies in 123-120 in Memphis. Kawhi Leonard scored 28 PTS. Darius Garland had 21/6/4 in his first start. Bennedict Mathurin added 21 PTS and 10 REB. Isaiah Jackson double-double off the bench. LA is 31-32. Knicks on Monday.

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Joey Linn: The Clippers have no new injuries to report for tonight in Memphis. Darius Garland will return from his one-game absence. Kawhi Leonard is also available after playing 37 minutes last night.

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Joey Linn: Darius Garland is out tomorrow against the Spurs due to left toe injury management.

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Farbod Esnaashari: Darius Garland says he's been a major fan of Ty Lue and Kyrie Irving since 2016: "I told him Ky was one of my favorites, that I've been watching Ky forever."

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Law Murray: Asked Darius Garland about his return to play protocol ("Really appreciate them just getting me back to this point") and coming off the bench for the first time since May 2021 ("T. Lue like you coming off the bench, and I was like bet")

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Law Murray: Asked Tyronn Lue about adjustments: both what Darius Garland had as he returned to action, as well as the various lineups T Lue had to deploy with Garland "Just gonna take some time to get our rotations, who plays well with who. But tonight was a good start"

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Law Murray: Asked Tyronn Lue about Kawhi Leonard breaking free from a Golden State defense that was restricting him from volume ("He did a good job in the 2nd half of playing faster") and Darius Garland's minute restriction timetable ("I can't remember")

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Joey Linn: Kawhi Leonard on Darius Garland: “Number one, just competitive nature… We’re gonna be looking at him to get us involved, get him some shots, pushing the pace in transition for us, and just getting everybody involved and calling sets so we’re not stagnant at times. I think he’s able to do that. He’s an All-Star player. I’m just looking forward to playing more basketball with him.”

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