Kawhi Leonard will miss several weeks with knee swelling, according to sources cited by ESPN this week, extending a pattern of load-management and injury absences that has shadowed the two-time Finals MVP for years. The Toronto Raptors have not detailed a specific return date.

The absence is an early setback for a Raptors team hoping Leonard could anchor a playoff push, and it reignites long-standing questions about how much he has left to give over a full 82-game season.