The Los Angeles Clippers suffered a 118-109 loss to the Sacramento Kings Saturday night to snap a four-game wining streak, but the worst news to come out of the game was the possible injury to star Kawhi Leonard.

Leonard left the game with just under nine-and-a-half minutes to play with an apparent ankle injury. He was shaken up while defending DeMar DeRozan while DeRozan attempted a jump.

There looked to be some contact between the two NBA veterans as DeRozan's knee jutted out during his shot and Leonard was sent tumbling backward. 

Leonard instantly hopped up and began limping his way to the Los Angeles bench and didn't return to the game. The Clippers star has been through enough injuries in the past to know both his body and his limits.

He finished the game with a game-leading 31 points in just 26 minutes along with six rebounds and two steals, but the. most important thing now is assessing the extent of Leonard's injury and what the timetable for his return could be. 

On that front, Clippers head coach Ty Lue couldn't provide many details when asked after the game. Lue said that he didn't have an update on his star player, nor did he see the incident between him and DeRozan that led to the injury in the first place.

Losing Leonard, who has already missed close to a month in November due to an ankle injury, is a devastating blow for the Clippers, who are in the thick of a playoff race. Leonard is averaging a career-high 28.3 points per game this season along with 6.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists and two steals per game.

His efforts earned him an All-Star selection this season, his fourth as a Clipper, and as the remaining superstar on the team after a busy trade deadline he's been the cornerstone of what the Clippers are building late in the season. 

Leonard has rarely enjoyed the luxury of health in the latter half of his career, especially during his time in Los Angeles, but as she's showed quote clearly this season he's capable of greatness when he's able to stay on the court consistently. 

The Clippers are just holding on to the eighth-seed in the Western Conference, which would net them a place in the Play-In tournament, which is a position that itself seemed unthinkable to anyone but Lue considering the team's dismal start to the season, yet a resurgent second half has put them in playoff contention. 

With little over a dozen games left in the season, missing Leonard for any amount of time is worrying, but the uncertainty of his status is all the more stressful.