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LA Clippers: Injury Report is Empty Vs the Utah Jazz

By Seth Kimbrell

ORLANDO, FLORIDA - JANUARY 29: Paul George #13 of the LA Clippers celebrates with teammates Serge Ibaka #9 and Nicolas Batum #33 during the first quarter against the Orlando Magic at Amway Center on January 29, 2021 in Orlando, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FLORIDA - JANUARY 29: Paul George #13 of the LA Clippers celebrates with teammates Serge Ibaka #9 and Nicolas Batum #33 during the first quarter against the Orlando Magic at Amway Center on January 29, 2021 in Orlando, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images) /
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After spending several games at low power, the LA Clippers are back to full strength in their second game against the Utah Jazz. It’s a great feeling after watching the reserves run out of gas in the last half of the first Utah game.

Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Luke Kennard and Nicolas Batum are all going to play, reuniting a starting lineup that is one of the absolute best in the league. The 5 starters as a lineup are +25 points in 167 minutes; replace Bev with Reggie Jackson and they’re a +41.6 in 62 minutes.

The LA Clippers are getting their dynamite lineup back against Utah tonight.

Fans of the LA Clippers can breathe a sigh of relief; when Paul George started missing time with a bone edema, the first thing we all did was look at what the internet said about the injury, and the internet suggested a multi-month recovery.

That’s what we get for playing armchair doctor, I suppose. PG only missed 7 games and is now back. Speaking about Paul George returning, Ty Lue had this to say.

"“I just know [George] has no pain and the swelling has gone down. He has done some full-court basketball stuff the last few days and he has been feeling good. No pain, no issues… both [pain and swelling] have gone away.”"

Kawhi will be returning to the court after missing 3 straight games with a leg contusion, and Batum will be returning after a concussion kept him out for two games.

Before last game, we knew not to take the results too seriously. The LA Clippers vs. the Utah Jazz is a high-octane Western Conference battle, but without three of our starters it didn’t mean much.

This game has become more meaningful now with the team at full strength. Of course, there’s going to be a bit of rust to work off, and this one game doesn’t tell us everything, but I would imagine fans of the LA Clippers are a bit more excited now than they were at the start of the day.

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