A week before the Clippers begin training camp in Hawaii, Frank declared the swelling in Leonard’s right knee “has significantly gone down” and that the team would hold Leonard out of drills to “really focus on strengthening” the joint to “get him at 100 percent so he can have a great season — not just this year, but for many years.”

When Leonard is healthy, his impact on the Clippers and on basketball cannot be disputed. He is a two-time league champion, two-time NBA Finals MVP, six-time All-NBA, seven-time All-Defensive team, two-time Defensive Player of the Year, and a member of the NBA 75th Anniversary team.

LA Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank spoke with media members at Intuit Dome on Tuesday. Along with other topics, Frank addressed the injury status of star forward Kawhi Leonard,

LA Clippers star Kawhi Leonard underwent a procedure on his knee in May, according to league sources. The franchise said Tuesday that Leonard will be limited to strengthening his knee to start Clippers training camp, but team officials are optimistic about his progress.

Los Angeles Clippers star forward Kawhi Leonard will not participate in drills at training camp next week as he recovers from knee inflammation that plagued him during last season's playoffs.

The Los Angeles Clippers will be entering training camp next week with a limited version of Kawhi Leonard. This according to President of Basketball Operations Lawrence Frank, who met with members of the media on Tuesday afternoon a week before Media Day.