Kobe Sanders News: Coming off bench Thursday

Published on January 22, 2026

Sanders is not in the Clippers' starting lineup against the Lakers on Thursday, NBA writer Justin Russo reports.

Sanders has started in each of the Clippers' last four games and averaged 10.0 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.5 threes and 1.0 steals over 27.5 minutes per game over that span. He'll revert to a bench role Thursday due to the return of Kawhi Leonard (knee).