McKechnie is now the director of the sports science for the Toronto Raptors and has been heralded this season for helping Kawhi Leonard, who missed 73 games for the San Antonio Spurs last season, stay on the court. Leonard missed 22 games this season due to “load management,” a term McKechnie used when he was in Los Angeles and helping Shaquille O’Neal stay on the court. The goal was to keep Leonard healthy and on the court through June and it has worked out perfectly. “If we didn’t do that,” Leonard said. “I wouldn’t be here right now.”

Source: Los Angeles Times June 11, 2019 00:33 UTC