Kawhi Leonard held out of Raptors’ pre-season game

Kawhi Leonard sat out of the Toronto Raptors' pre-season game against the Miami Heat on Saturday in Quebec City. Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic confirmed before the game at the Videotron Centre that Leonard would not suit up, adding that the forward will also likely miss the upcoming October 10 exhibition against the Los Angeles Clippers in Vancouver.

Leonard was traded back to Toronto from the Clippers during the summer, though the deal had been paused for two months amid an NBA investigation into salary-cap circumvention. The 35-year-old earned All-NBA second-team honors last season after averaging 27.9 points and 6.3 rebounds across 65 appearances.