Injured his ankle in Game 5 of San Antonio's 2017 semi-finals series against the Houston Rockets. Then in the 3rd quarter of Game 1 of the 2017 Western Conference finals against the Golden State Warriors, Leonard re-aggravated his existing ankle injury after Warriors center
Zaza Pachulia stuck his foot out in Leonard's landing space after attempting a field goal. Leonard exited the game with 26 points and sat out the for the remainder of the series as the Spurs lost to the Warriors in four games.