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    Why we shouldn’t take a Kawhi Leonard-Kevin Durant playoff showdown for granted

    LOS ANGELES — The last time Kawhi Leonard and Kevin Durant faced each other in the playoffs, the anticipated showdown during the 2019 NBA Finals lasted all of 11 minutes 57 seconds. Then Durant felt the “pop” as his Achilles’ tendon ruptured. He was 30, and didn’t play another NBA game for 18 months. Two years later, a 30-year-old Leonard was dribbling during the 2021 postseason when he felt ...
    by Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times Apr 13, 2023 3 minutes
    The Toronto Raptors' Kawhi Leonard drives against the Golden State Warriors' Kevin Durant during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Scotiabank Arena on June 10, 2019, in Toronto.

    LOS ANGELES — The last time Kawhi Leonard and Kevin Durant faced each other in the playoffs, the anticipated showdown during the 2019 NBA Finals lasted all of 11 minutes 57 seconds.

    Then Durant felt the “pop” as his Achilles’ tendon ruptured. He was 30, and didn’t play another NBA game for 18 months.

    Two years later, a 30-year-old Leonard was dribbling during the 2021 postseason when he felt the twinge in his right knee. The tear of his anterior cruciate ligament would sideline him for 15 months.

    On Sunday in Phoenix, Durant and Leonard will meet again

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