![]() In all seriousness, Popovich added that the team would have to rely on team defense and play a bit more zone to make up for Leonard's absence. ![]() We just uncovered a gem that nobody else knows about. "This guy, he's the next Scottie Pippen on defense. "What are you talking about? He's a stopper," Popovich told USA TODAY Sports Thursday. Naturally then, in response to a question about the reported possibility of adding 28-year-old swingman Othyus Jeffers to the roster and the acknowledgement that they'd likely need much more help than that, it was a time for humor. ![]() San Antonio head coach Gregg Popovich joked about the situation on Thursday, via USA Today's Sam Amick: As a result of the injury, the Spurs are looking into calling up Othyus Jeffers from the Iowa Energy of the D-League, via ESPN's Marc Stein. Leonard, far and away the team's most versatile defender, fractured the fourth metacarpal in his right ring finger on Wednesday against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Injured San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard will miss the next three to four weeks but will not require surgery on his broken right hand, via Mike Monroe of the San Antonio Express-News. Sign up for SB Nation's daily NBA newsletter Get news, links and Tom Ziller's #hottakes with Good Morning It's Basketball in your inbox every weekday morning.
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