LA Clippers star Kawhi Leonard practiced with the team on Tuesday for the first time this season. The two-time Finals MVP did not take contact, but did go throu

As it stands in mid-December, the Clippers are 14-11, which is good enough for a half-game lead over the Nuggets for the No. 6 seed in the West. Holding down that spot is important, lest the team have to roll the dice in the Play-In Tournament at the end of the regular season to determine its playoff seed.

Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard returned to practice on Tuesday. He did not take contact, however, and will remain out of the lineup when the Clippers visit the Denver Nuggets on Friday, according to coach Tyronn Lue.