San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said Saturday that Kawhi Leonard will play in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals against the Warriors on Sunday.
Popovich said Leonard was a full participant in practice Saturday.
Leonard hurt his ankle in Game 5 of the conference semifinals on Tuesday. A source told ESPN's Michael C. Wright that Leonard could have played in Game 6 on Thursday night, but the Spurs decided they'd rather have him healthy for Sunday.
Leonard sat out much of the fourth quarter of Game 5 against the Rockets and didn't take the court for overtime after he came down on the foot of James Harden while turning to run up the court with 5:37 left in the third quarter.