Eastern Notes: Kawhi, Hezonja, Watson, Haliburton, Hornets

By Luke Adams | at October 12, 2026 8:12 pm Star forward Kawhi Leonard will be available to play on Tuesday, per head coach Darko Rajakovic, and will suit up for the Raptors for the first time since he helped secure the team’s first championship in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals. “Yes, he went through practice today,” Rajakovic said on Monday (Twitter link via Zulfi Sheikh of Sportsnet.ca). “He’s feeling great. So yes, he’s going to be available for the game tomorrow.” The Raptors have ramped up Leonard slowly during training camp and the preseason, so he sat…