Los Angeles (SID) – Basketball superstar Kawhi Leonard will stay with the Los Angeles Clippers from the North American professional league NBA for the long term. As the franchise announced, the 30-year-old has signed a new contract that, according to media reports, will be valid until 2025 and bring him up to $ 176 million (150 million euros). The Clippers themselves did not give any details about the new deal with Leonard, whose contract extension had already become apparent.
“Kawhi is out of this world. He is a tireless worker who improves every day,” said team president Lawrence Frank: “We share the same goals. This agreement marks another important milestone for our franchise and our fans the way to create a championship caliber organization. “
The 30-year-old Leonard is expected to miss large parts of the coming season after suffering a partial tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in the play-offs and having had an operation in mid-July. He has played for the Clippers since 2019, and in 2018 he led the Toronto Raptors to their first NBA title. In addition, Leonard became 2014 champion with the San Antonio Spurs.
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