The Los Angeles Clippers host the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday, March 23. The Clippers enter the game with three key injuries that could shape tonight’s result.
Los Angeles Clippers Injury Report vs. Milwaukee Bucks
Bucks-Clippers is scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET. Fans can tune into the action on their local team’s TV broadcasts and NBA League Pass. Los Angeles looks to break out of a four-losses-in-five-game stretch and get back to .500 on the season at 36-36. Milwaukee’s 2025-26 campaign is quickly falling off the rails. It sits at No. 11 in the Eastern Conference with a 29-41 record, and Giannis Antetokounmpo continues to miss time.
Three key rotation pieces appear on the injury report for Los Angeles. Kawhi Leonard and John Collins are dealing with left sprains. However, Leonard remains questionable for the contest, while the Clippers list Collins as probable. Bennedict Mathurin will miss his fourth consecutive game due to a toe injury. Yanic Konan Niederhäuser and Bradley Beal remain out for the rest of the campaign.
Leonard’s availability could make or break the game for Los Angeles. It struggles mightily without the superstar forward, going 4-12 this season without him. He sprained his ankle on March 14 against the Sacramento Kings. Leonard played four days later but sat out the second night of a back-to-back set against the New Orleans Pelicans. It is unclear whether the seven-time All-Star re-aggravated the injury or if the Clippers are playing it safe with the 34-year-old.
Leonard averages a career-high 28.3 points with 6.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 2.0 steals in 55 games. He shattered questions regarding his availability after playing just 37 games in 2024-25. If not for Los Angeles’ disastrous start at 5-16 on Dec. 1, Leonard might be in MVP and first-team All-NBA discussions.
Collins popped up on the March 22 injury report after playing five consecutive games. He recently suffered head and neck injuries, which forced him to miss seven contests from March 2 to March 13. The 28-year-old averages 13.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 1.0 assists this season. Head coach Tyronn Lue has shifted Collins in and out of the starting lineup, but if Leonard sits tonight, Collins likely starts and maintains a heavier usage role.
Mathurin has not played since March 18 with a toe injury. Los Angeles initially listed him out with right toe injury management, but the issue appears more serious than the Clippers originally thought. Mathurin totals 19.9 points, 5.9 boards, 2.3 assists, and 1.3 steals in 16 games with Los Angeles. He becomes a restricted free agent this summer, adding to the many questions the Clippers must answer before the 2026-27 campaign.
Los Angeles got younger at the trade deadline. It traded Ivica Zubac for first-round draft capital and Mathurin, as well as James Harden for Darius Garland. These moves opened up the possibility of a rebuild, putting Leonard’s future with the Clippers in question.
