As day after day goes by, the Kawhi Leonard situation becomes more and more confusing.

After finishing third in MVP voting last season after averaging 25.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 33.4 minutes per game, he has been limited to just nine games this year. In those contests, he has faced a minute restriction as evidenced by his averages of 16.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 23.3 minutes.

At 44-32, there’s still no guarantee that the Spurs make the playoffs in what is a very crowded and talented Western Conference. There are just six games left in the regular season. Therefore, two of the team’s veterans have spoken out regarding Leonard’s inability to return to the floor.

"I've been through it," Tony Parker told reporters recently. "It was a rehab for me for eight months. Same kind of injury, but mine was 100 times worse. But the same kind of injury. You just try to stay positive.”

"He is not coming back," Manu Ginobili said. "For me, he's not coming back, because it's not helping [to think Leonard is returning]. We fell for it a week ago again. I guess you guys made us fall for it. But we have to think that he's not coming back, that we are who we are, and that we got to fight without him. That shouldn't be changing, at least until he is ready for the jump ball.”

Judging by the latest development, it doesn’t appear that Leonard will take the court for the Spurs in the near future.

“For the second time this season, San Antonio Spurs star Kawhi Leonard has traveled to New York to continue rehabilitation for his lingering right quad injury under the supervision of outside medical personnel, league sources told ESPN,” wrote Adrian Wojnarowski and Michael C. Wright. “Leonard has been in New York since Monday, and there's no timetable set on a possible return to San Antonio, sources said.”

Despite the fact that he is away from his teammates, some members of the team’s staff are with him in New York.

“Spurs staff has traveled to New York to meet with Leonard and stay abreast of his treatment and activity, sources said. Leonard has been using the National Basketball Players Association headquarters gymnasium facilities in recent days, sources said,” Woj and Wright reported.

This is the second time this season that Leonard traveled to New York in the hopes of rehabbing alongside his own medical team. He did so before the All-Star break as well.

It will be fascinating to see if he finds his way onto the court again this season. If not, there’s a chance that he already played his last game in San Antonio.

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