So who else here is rooting for Kawhi?

[bigzak25]

I hope he wins the title this year. He's the best player in the playoffs.

I think he's on a collision course with Giannis and the Bucks.

But I'm rooting for Kawhi Leonard.

Once a San Antonio Spur, always a San Antonio Spur.

He helped bring us a title shutting down LeBron.

Least we can do is support him now.

Always Go Spurs Go, but for these playoffs, it's Go Clippers! :lobt:

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

Not me.

[mystargtr34]

My dirty little secret is that Kawhi has been my favourite player in the NBA since Duncan retired. And the Raptors became my second team when he was traded there, and same with the Clippers.

Yes Kawhi acted like a POS in 2017-2018 being enabled by Uncle Dennis, but there’s no 2014 championship and deep playoff runs between 2012-2017 without Kawhi.

[bigzak25]

My dirty little secret is that Kawhi has been my favourite player in the NBA since Duncan retired. And the Raptors became my second team when he was traded there, and same with the Clippers.

Yes Kawhi acted like a POS in 2017-2018 being enabled by Uncle Dennis, but there’s no 2014 championship and deep playoff runs between 2012-2017 without Kawhi.

No shame in still liking Kawhi.

At the end of the day, the man just wanted to be closer to his family and no one can fault him for that.

[exstatic]

No shame in still liking Kawhi.

At the end of the day, the man just wanted to be closer to his family and no one can fault him for that.

He could have been up front about, but wasn’t, and used bullshit tactics to force his way out. Normally, when a player leaves, there are a couple of years of boos that decrease over time. It’s coming up on 7 years, and the boos are loud and continuous because of the bullshit way it was handled. F Kawhi.

[Teamduncan21]

Fuck kawhi

[bevo]

Rooting for him to have another season ending injury ...

[mo7888]

I hope he finds himself down by forty with 5 seconds to go and Denver shoots a 3....

[bigzak25]

Lol...the hate is strong...

If Kawhi don't leave, we don't have Wemby.

Trust God's plan. He's a Spurs fan.

[cd98]

Yes Kawhi leaves as a free agent, then that’s his right. He quits on the team with two years left on his contract and hides from the people paying him millions and then tanks his trade value to force a move to LA, well he deserves boos. Honor your contract and then walk.

[Mr. Body]

I hope he wins the title this year. He's the best player in the playoffs.

I think he's on a collision course with Giannis and the Bucks.



Oh, I see you weren't serious.

But no. Not unless he knocks out the Thunder. If he does, I hope he then falls off a pier and is never seen again.

[bigzak25]

Yes Kawhi leaves as a free agent, then that’s his right. He quits on the team with two years left on his contract and hides from the people paying him millions and then tanks his trade value to force a move to LA, well he deserves boos. Honor your contract and then walk.

But he won a title with Toronto. He made a good choice for him.

It's a business at the end of the day.

Heck guys, except for a comment to Tim about wives not allowed on team flights and a HAIL mary from DRob, TD would have been playing for the Magic. Count your blessings. We about to win some titles anyway and have the best young core in the league right now...what's there to be bitter about?

[bigzak25]

Oh, I see you weren't serious.

But no. Not unless he knocks out the Thunder. If he does, I hope he then falls off a pier and is never seen again.

I'm serious. Kawhi will beat the Thunder.

[SpursBig3s]

I'm over it. Took a couple years, and that Toronto title run was painful and infuriating to watch... but I've made my peace with it and I don't "hate" Kawhi anymore. Wanted to be close to fam, whatever...

But I'll never root for him. That was some peak level BS what he and his uncle and team did to us, and the reason we have sucked ever since is 100% because of that.

I'm over it, but I'll never forget it

[cd98]

But he won a title with Toronto. He made a good choice for him.

It's a business at the end of the day.

Heck guys, except for a comment to Tim about wives not allowed on team flights and a HAIL mary from DRob, TD would have been playing for the Magic. Count your blessings. We about to win some titles anyway and have the best young core in the league right now...what's there to be bitter about?

Yes, but Tim played out his contract and had a right to decide where he wanted to go. The issue is not that Kawhi wanted to go to LA. The issue is that the Spurs had a playoff team and were contenders with Kawhi and he quit on that team and that season and all the people that paid to see him play so he could get traded to LA with TWO YEARS left on his contract. And he hid out from the front office reps when they tried to meet him in NYC where he was hiding and he refused to meet with him. I don't hate the guy, I'll just never root for him and never support him. If he left after his contract was up, I wouldn't like it, but I would respect it. That's not what happened.

[daslicer]

I'm over it. Took a couple years, and that Toronto title run was painful and infuriating to watch... but I've made my peace with it and I don't "hate" Kawhi anymore. Wanted to be close to fam, whatever...

But I'll never root for him. That was some peak level BS what he and his uncle and team did to us, and the reason we have sucked ever since is 100% because of that.

I'm over it, but I'll never forget it

This is pretty much my mentality towards Kawhi. I despised him from '19-'23 and openly rooted against him but getting Victor allowed me to finally get over it. I still view him as a POS, but I'm not actively invested in wanting to see him fail like I was during that 4-year span. I will never root for him but if he somehow flukes his way to winning it all again like he did in '19 I won't care since I have no emotional investment anymore when it comes to him succeeding or failing.

[itzsoweezee]

I’m rooting for Kawhi and the clippers to fail spectacularly, especially considering just how much the clippers were tampering behind the scenes.

However, between the lakers, the clippers, the thunder, and the warriors, things are looking really bad for my agenda as a spurs fan. It seems the nuggets is the best hope in the west.

[Bill_Brasky]

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We don't root for Kawhi around here. That isn't who we are.

[RC_Drunkford]

nobody, fuck him and Uncle Dennis

[Leetonidas]

I have forgiven him

But also fuck that guy and his bitch uncle

[ambchang]

Pedo
Kawhi
Draymond if I’m having a bad day
Zaza

That’s my entire list.

[Extra Stout]

Nobody respects the Thunder for the exact same reasons nobody respected the Spurs. Small market, quiet superstar that eschews the limelight, defense-first.

They posted the highest point differential and second-highest net rating of all time, but everybody thinks the West is “wide open.”

If the Lakers went 68-14 and +12.9, everybody would think the playoffs were a formality.

[bigzak25]

Yes, but Tim played out his contract and had a right to decide where he wanted to go. The issue is not that Kawhi wanted to go to LA. The issue is that the Spurs had a playoff team and were contenders with Kawhi and he quit on that team and that season and all the people that paid to see him play so he could get traded to LA with TWO YEARS left on his contract. And he hid out from the front office reps when they tried to meet him in NYC where he was hiding and he refused to meet with him. I don't hate the guy, I'll just never root for him and never support him. If he left after his contract was up, I wouldn't like it, but I would respect it. That's not what happened.

Very valid point. I agree. You gotta honor your contract unless a team does you wrong, and Kawhi was treated like royalty. He should have finished his 2 years and the Spurs likely have Torontos ring.

[bigzak25]

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We don't root for Kawhi around here. That isn't who we are.

Ha...maybe I was too hasty...I'll watch a couple clippers games and reevaluate if I want to root for the guy. Lol.

[bigzak25]

Nobody respects the Thunder for the exact same reasons nobody respected the Spurs. Small market, quiet superstar that eschews the limelight, defense-first.

They posted the highest point differential and second-highest net rating of all time, but everybody thinks the West is “wide open.”

If the Lakers went 68-14 and +12.9, everybody would think the playoffs were a formality.

Man, you may be right...I have to admit, I haven't watched much basketball since the Spurs lost a close one to Cleveland late in the year. But I'm getting an 86" LG on Tuesday, so I'll put it to good use and watch these playoffs carefully...increase my knowledge base of our competition.

[rjv]

i'm more indifferent to him now. but i would root for the clips against the lakers or warriors any time.

[TheBallsbreakers]

Yeah f Kawhi.

[spurraider21]

fuck him tbh

[Dex]

I'm on the fence on this one.

On one hand, I don't wish injury on anybody...but his continued injury history further justifies the Spurs on their prognosis and resulting decisions. Good for him for finally being healthy for a playoff run, I guess.

On the other hand....fuck Kawhi and the way he did San Antonio. Either way, I hope he and the Clippers properly get their ass kicked, so I'm not rooting FOR him.

[dn0774]

I actually still enjoy seeing Kawhi dominate but the F the Clippers and their tampering asses.

[ginobilized]

Kawhi's game and especially his efficiency is hard not to love, when he's healthy.

I've softened on his disgruntled departure from the Spurs as I believe that there was some dysfunction on both sides for that to play out the way it did.
He was a vital cog in a championship and leveled the organization in a way that we were gifted Wemby.

[R. DeMurre]

He grew up in a shitty neighborhood, is almost certainly on the spectrum, and his father was murdered. In retrospect, it's not all that difficult to see why he didn't enjoyed getting yelled at by a short-tempered coach with a military background. Time to move on.

[HankChinaski]

Not ever going to root for this guy again. He did this franchise dirty and if that means being booed till he has left the court for good so be it. He earned that treatment from fans.

I doubt he loses any sleep from it with the millions of dollars he has made from the sport.

[Brazil]

Hopefully he torn his acl soon

Spurs developped him, gave him opportunity to win a FMVP on a historical team ( :cry dat beautiful game), gave him the key of the truck for him to quit and betray one the cleanest organization in the professional sport.

So fuck him but as I said dude when healthy is a beast... he was the chose one and went down the path to the dark side... no way I'm rooting for dat pos

[scott]

I've got no lingering ill-will towards Kawhi, and if not for his inability to stay healthy I'd actually be happy to bring him back to the Spurs.

I find people who hold a deep seated grudge to be hilarious, in a sad way.

With that said, he should still be booed every time he touches the ball here, because that's what you should do to opposing players you have a history with. Like... Dereck Fisher should have been booed the same way forever in San Antonio after 0.4

[Seventyniner]

I'm always going to call him Number Two for the way he forced his way out and how he mishandled the situation. I don't think the Spurs have totally clean hands, but I place the lion's share of the blame on Number Two and his uncle.

I most certainly will never root for him, though I don't care as much about rooting against him as I once did.

[Spurs Homer]

Who?

[RC_Drunkford]

there's no doubt in my mind that we ring in 2018 if nephew doesn't go hiding

[bigzak25]

Well. I'm gonna root for him. He's awesome
He may have made a mistake not honoring his contract. But what's done is done. I've made mistakes too...

[Mal]

Nope, not me

[Obstructed_View]

I hope both his fucking knees explode.

[baseline bum]

This is pretty much my mentality towards Kawhi. I despised him from '19-'23 and openly rooted against him but getting Victor allowed me to finally get over it. I still view him as a POS, but I'm not actively invested in wanting to see him fail like I was during that 4-year span. I will never root for him but if he somehow flukes his way to winning it all again like he did in '19 I won't care since I have no emotional investment anymore when it comes to him succeeding or failing.

Same here

[baseline bum]

Nobody respects the Thunder for the exact same reasons nobody respected the Spurs. Small market, quiet superstar that eschews the limelight, defense-first.

They posted the highest point differential and second-highest net rating of all time, but everybody thinks the West is “wide open.”

If the Lakers went 68-14 and +12.9, everybody would think the playoffs were a formality.

Yeah this Thunder team is a monster that shored up every single weakness their 57 win team from last year had. Just crazy that they have three guys on their team that could be legit DPOY candidates in Dort, Holmgren, and Caruso.

[baseline bum]

Man, you may be right...I have to admit, I haven't watched much basketball since the Spurs lost a close one to Cleveland late in the year. But I'm getting an 86" LG on Tuesday, so I'll put it to good use and watch these playoffs carefully...increase my knowledge base of our competition.

This Thunder team reminds me so much of the 03 Spurs but if they had 05 Tony and Manu. They're going to run off some serious titles in the next 7-8 years and short of SGA blowing out his knee I don't see anyone even making it competitive against them in a series this year.

[lefty]

Go Kawhi

[Raven]

i am rooting for him and donut as well, which ... who knew before the season.. honestly i have forgiven him, and i like his play, that's it.

[lefty20]

Fuck him. Not only did he fuck us on the way out. He also forced Clippers to gift SGA to Thunder along a metric fuck ton of picks for Pandemic P.

And now we gonna have to deal with a powerhouse OKC team during Wemby era.

[intlspurshk]

Would rather root for Thunder

[Dod01]

Fuck no. Would love to see the Rockets go all the way because Udoka, i.e. Pop coaching tree etc. etc., but the NBA and ESPN would never allow the Rockets to ring over Golden State, the Luka and Bron Lakers, Clippers, Celtics, etc., etc. Might let them make the WCF but that's it. But again on Kawhi, fuck no.

[CIAPop]

Hey now! Stop with all the hate. That's not who we are.


















fuck Kawhi
no way that knee is holding up through four rounds

[gilmor2002]

Lol...the hate is strong...

If Kawhi don't leave, we don't have Wemby.

Trust God's plan. He's a Spurs fan.

Once a traitor always traitor.. he will not end up well..

[DAF86]

Fuck Kawhi. Fuck him hard and often. Fuck him with an AIDS infested medieval iron spiked mace.

[The Truth #6]

My naive wish is more about the media narrative changing to acknowledge the Spurs were right about his knee diagnosis, and that Kawhi and his poor behavior since he fucked over the Spurs has resulted in a karmic backlash that will rightfully make him miserable for several reincarnatios. Or something like that.

[barakz21]

Nah. Fuck that guy, his uncle, his Tahoe that he probably still drives now, and his knees.

[ismael-robert]

This is your third stupid thread...from a fellow Christian, get out

[bigzak25]

This is your third stupid thread...from a fellow Christian, get out

You're a false Christian Sir.

[timtonymanu]

Fuck that, let the eastern conference win a championship again.

[vander]

Imagine a world without Zaza Pachula...

[bigzak25]

Imagine a world without Zaza Pachula...

And his damn big feet...we win the title that year if not for that...

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

Kawho?

[bigzak25]

He grew up in a shitty neighborhood, is almost certainly on the spectrum, and his father was murdered. In retrospect, it's not all that difficult to see why he didn't enjoyed getting yelled at by a short-tempered coach with a military background. Time to move on.

Man, good points. Not everyone is of Tim's mental capacity to accept Pop's coaching style on a day in day out basis.

[thOOdee]

I'm sure I'm in the minority, but I'll always have an appreciation for Kawhi, and if there was an alternate universe where he came back to the spurs, I would welcome him back with open arms. Spurs fans are definitely spoiled and take for granted what it takes to get a chip. I mean look at what lebron did to cleveland, ended up winning them one, and he will be forever memorialized there for the better. No question without Kwahi spurs would not have won in 14. That deserves some cache and grace.

With that being said, I hate LA even more, so NO, not rooting for him to win.

[spursparker9]

He will get injured somewhere in the playoffs tbh

[Manu&Duncan fan]

I don't hate Kawhi anymore. It was long time ago.

Plus, he left due to valid reason: different opinion with Spurs' medical team. Later on, it proved that Kawhi was correct. He does need frequent load management.

For now, I enjoy watching him playing great basketball and hope he lasts long this time.

[Gibbz]

But he won a title with Toronto. He made a good choice for him.

It's a business at the end of the day.

That doesn't mean we have to root for him...?

What kind of bullshit logic is that? Yes, it's a business, and he was selfish as fuck quitting and hiding. He had the right to do so, and we have the right to resent him for it.

[Manu&Duncan fan]

I've got no lingering ill-will towards Kawhi, and if not for his inability to stay healthy I'd actually be happy to bring him back to the Spurs.

I find people who hold a deep seated grudge to be hilarious, in a sad way.

With that said, he should still be booed every time he touches the ball here, because that's what you should do to opposing players you have a history with. Like... Dereck Fisher should have been booed the same way forever in San Antonio after 0.4

Agree with Scott on this!

[ambchang]

My naive wish is more about the media narrative changing to acknowledge the Spurs were right about his knee diagnosis, and that Kawhi and his poor behavior since he fucked over the Spurs has resulted in a karmic backlash that will rightfully make him miserable for several reincarnatios. Or something like that.

Reminded me that the main thing about the entire thing and why I still despise him is because ESPN was sucking him of the entire time from his hiding to him winning a title with the raptors because they thought he’d be going to the lakers. ESPN was hyping him up immensely and too every chance to justify his unjustifiable position while just throwing the spurs organization under the bus.

[ambchang]

I don't hate Kawhi anymore. It was long time ago.

Plus, he left due to valid reason: different opinion with Spurs' medical team. Later on, it proved that Kawhi was correct. He does need frequent load management.

For now, I enjoy watching him playing great basketball and hope he lasts long this time.

It was the opposite. The spurs told him and his posse that his injury will not go away and just has to be managed. He disagreed. He didn’t want that answer because it would cost him money so he found some quack doctor who agreed with him. Also, he wanted to do nothing but go back to LA. Winning a title with the raptors wasn’t enough because his mind was set in 2016 or 2017.

[Ice009]

Fuck him. Not only did he fuck us on the way out. He also forced Clippers to gift SGA to Thunder along a metric fuck ton of picks for Pandemic P.

And now we gonna have to deal with a powerhouse OKC team during Wemby era.

Darn. No one ever thinks of this angle. You're 100% right.

[Robz4000]

Fuck Nephew tbh.

[benefactor]

We rang in 2014.

That's all that matters.

[mudyez]

I'm over it, because I rather have Wemby now than all those years of injured Kawhi.

That said, I really like Joker, thus I'm for Denver now. But going forward, I'd prefer the Clippers to advance to the finals (even though I really don't like Harden).

[Gagnrath]

I'm over it, because I rather have Wemby now than all those years of injured Kawhi.

That said, I really like Joker, thus I'm for Denver now. But going forward, I'd prefer the Clippers to advance to the finals (even though I really don't like Harden).

Everyone had a shot at Jokic... I mean you act like you would rather have him over Kyle Anderson...

[lefty]

I’m not mad at Kawhi leaving SAS because it led us to be in a position to get Wemby, a generational talent.
Not mad at all



BUT we should stop pretending Pop and the Spurs are the classiest and best organization in sports.

Pop spied on Vernon Maxwell FFS :lol

Timmy, Pop and Parker were “coachable” because they were a bunch of yes men tbh.


Not everybody fits the Spurs’ military culture.

Kawhi had enough of Pop’s bullshit and I don’t blame him.

So what if Kawhi went to NY to get a 2nd opinion?
There is absolutely nothing wrong with that

He also had enough of that twerp Parker who thought he was a doctor :lol

[SupremeGuy]

Nah, fuck that guy.

That being said, goddamn he's good lol

[itzsoweezee]

Take that L, Kawhi

[TekXX]

Seems like the Spurs medical staff was proven right so Kawhi and his second opinion can go fuck themselves.

[TVI]

Fuck Kawhi. He’s dead to me — not because he left but because of the bullshit way he left.

[John B]

https://youtube.com/shorts/s6IArvgcmvE?si=rREKxlUHX1sunkPO

Ka-Who?

[bigzak25]

That doesn't mean we have to root for him...?

What kind of bullshit logic is that? Yes, it's a business, and he was selfish as fuck quitting and hiding. He had the right to do so, and we have the right to resent him for it.

You have a point bro. You don't have to root for him. Lol.

I will, but that's just me.

I finally watched some playoff basketball though, and nobody is getting past the Warriors. They'll be the next Champs. Curry is too awesome. Their homecourt is unbeatable. This year at least. Spurs win next year.

[bigzak25]

Darn. No one ever thinks of this angle. You're 100% right.

OKC is going to have to deal with US (Our Spurs) next season.

It will be tough, but I think our Spurs come out on top.

[bigzak25]

I’m not mad at Kawhi leaving SAS because it led us to be in a position to get Wemby, a generational talent.
Not mad at all



BUT we should stop pretending Pop and the Spurs are the classiest and best organization in sports.

Pop spied on Vernon Maxwell FFS :lol

Timmy, Pop and Parker were “coachable” because they were a bunch of yes men tbh.


Not everybody fits the Spurs’ military culture.

Kawhi had enough of Pop’s bullshit and I don’t blame him.

So what if Kawhi went to NY to get a 2nd opinion?
There is absolutely nothing wrong with that

He also had enough of that twerp Parker who thought he was a doctor :lol

Lol. This take is spot on. Awesome post man!

[lefty]

Lol. This take is spot on. Awesome post man!

Thanks man
,Cheers

[bigzak25]

He will get injured somewhere in the playoffs tbh

I sure hope not. I don't mind seeing Kawhi lose to OKC or GS. But I want a healthy Kawhi for an epic series.

[exstatic]

I sure hope not. I don't mind seeing Kawhi lose to OKC or GS. But I want a healthy Kawhi for an epic series.

That player hasn’t existed since about 2017. He always breaks down physically as the playoffs advance, sure as Harden chokes late in any series.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

Fantastic jinx, OP.

Great work!

[ducks]

I boo him
Because he is a traitor !
He also plays when he wants to not when the team wants to.
He is not a team player. Many bet on games however they never know if he play or not.

[ducks]

That player hasn’t existed since about 2017. He always breaks down physically as the playoffs advance, sure as Harden chokes late in any series.

[ducks]

That player hasn’t existed since about 2017. He always breaks down physically as the playoffs advance, sure as Harden chokes late in any series.

[buttsR4rebounding]

No need to worry about a 3rd ring for Kawhi as long as he’s partnered with Big Game James. The BB gods did us a solid there.

[ChumpDumper]

OP on quite a streak.