SEATTLE — When Kawhi Leonard came out for pregame warmups at Climate Pledge Arena on Monday, he did his best to stay locked in. But at one point, the camera showed him on the Jumbotron, and a crowd that would reach full capacity at 18,840 cheered him. Leonard couldn’t help but release a smile and acknowledge the crowd with a wave. “It was funny because PG asked me if I had the bubbles before the game, like the stomach,” Leonard said when asked if had butterflies before his first game action since June 14, 2021. “I am like, ‘Nah. There might be a little wing in there floating around.'” Leonard’s absence was 476 days after he suffered a partial ACL tear in his right knee in Game 4 of the 2021 Western Conference semifinals. The layoff was 528 days for John Wall, who last played on April 23, 2021, with the Houston Rockets against the Clippers. Wall was inactive all of the 2021-22 season while the Rockets prioritized the development of their young corps over putting him on the floor. He signed with the Clippers in July, following a buyout of the final year of his contract with Houston. Wall came off the bench in a second unit that initially included Norman Powell, Luke Kennard,