Helene Elliott: Spurs can't manage the load that is Kawhi

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers walks with a deliberate, rocking gait that hints at the damage heavy landings on hardwood courts did to his hips and knees during his playing career. There was no "load management" in his era, no thought to sitting out the second night of a back-to-back sequence as many NBA players do - and as Kawhi Leonard did for the first time as a Clipper on Wednesday.

"The reason I walk that way is because I kept playing," Rivers said.