That's the other issue I have with the way HE (Kawhi, not the Spurs) handled this whole thing. You or I can't not go to work for an entire year and just remain "day to day" and keep sending sick leave notices ever day all year. At some point you have to just say "guys, I'm taking a leave of absence for a few months" or whatever. If he just said "guys I'm afraid of getting Grant Hill'd here...this injury feels really bad and I can't play, I'm going to have to sit out the year", that would be cleaner than this day to day for the entire season crap.
Also, will the Spurs sue him after he leaves to get their insurance money back? Serious question, as if they paid his game checks with insurance money, the premiums are probably substantial, maybe totaling over $10M, considering his pay this season is $19M. And if they are just paying his salary, wow.