"I watched thousands of basketball games in Seattle - CYO, little kids, AAU, pro, college, you name it. Clippers owner Steve Ballmer grabbed the microphone before tipoff and thanked his hometown for turning out. The royalty of Seattle basketball turned out, including Lenny Wilkens, Shawn Kemp, Gary Payton, Jamal Crawford, George Karl, Detlef Schrempf, Sam Perkins and many others connected to the city's hoops history. Lillard played into the second half and had 16 points in 23 minutes. Wall scored five points in 11 minutes and George added 12 points in 16 minutes.
John Wall also made his debut with the Clippers after the five-time All-Star did not play last season.
Leonard looked just fine, knocking down his first shot 15 seconds into the game and scored 11 points in 16 minutes in the first half. The fans that showed up were treated to Leonard's first action since injuring his knee during the 2021 Western Conference semifinals, just a few days before Simmons.
While there were Clippers and Blazers fans, the prominent color was overwhelmingly green and gold amid constant hope that some day the Sonics will return.
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But he looked confident pushing the ball in transition or playmaking from the post - though did miss his only two free throws.ĭuration 0:59 Nuggets' Jamal Murray of Kitchener, Ont., needs to be helped off the floor after suffering a left knee injury in the 4th quarter of Monday's game against the Warriors. 1 pick's time there passing up a layup down the stretch of the Game 7 loss to the Hawks. He went weakly out of Philadelphia, with the last memory of the 2016 No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference was ousted by Atlanta in the second round.īut a herniated disk kept him from making a late-season debut and forced him to get off-season surgery.įully cleared now, Simmons was in the starting lineup and finished with six points, five assists and four rebounds in 19 minutes. Simmons had cited mental health reasons in seeking a trade from the 76ers following a disappointing post-season when he took a bulk of the criticism after the No. Simmons hoped he was close to playing last February after getting traded to the Nets in a deal headlined by James Harden. "All the guys that have been out injured and able to play again, it's a great feeling just seeing them out there."ĭenver Nuggets forward Jeff Green, left, hugs guard Jamal Murray as he takes the court for the first time since being injured in 2020 as the Nuggets host the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first half of an NBA pre-season basketball game in Denver. "As a fan of the game, Kawhi being back is great for basketball, Jamal Murray being back is great for basketball," the Nets' Kevin Durant said. They all played Monday, along with Damian Lillard returning for Portland after missing the final 47 games last season, when the Clippers and Trail Blazers met in a preseason game. was out for all but nine games for the Nuggets. Paul George also missed significant time for the Clippers, and Michael Porter Jr. That's no doubt how their teams felt after expecting to be title contenders last season but instead having those hopes wrecked by injuries. "Just being out there with the guys, talking, I missed it. 539 days later… BOUT THAT TIME!!- being able to put all that hard work that I did throughout the, whatever, 14, 16 months, just being able to put that into test playing against NBA talent was good," Leonard said after the Clippers 102-97 win over Portland.
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