Kawhi Leonard “Injury Diagnosis”

[daslicer]

Toronto is really lucky to squeeze Nephew his last juice in 2019

Recalled that Nephew was already limping during that ECF series against MIL but somehow he managed to play through it.

It still pissed me off the Spurs didn't trade Kawhi to the Hornets for Kemba. I had no interest in Kemba, but I knew Kawhi would have failed in Charlotte in the sense he would not have had talent around him to lead them to a le like he did with the Raptors. Imagine how Kawhi's legacy looks if he plays a failed year in Charlotte instead of winning a le in 2019. When he reflects on his career, he should be thankful to the Spurs for doing his legacy a solid by sending him to a place to win a second le that enabled him to be a 75 greatest player and HOFer.

[Barfunk]

ESPN and national media jumped to new lows in my eyes in 2018. They were always biased but they jumped the shark with their gaslighting of that situation when they would go ham on the Spurs by making up a bunch of nonsense to discredit them. The money has to be pretty good for these guys to constantly kiss LA's ass and even lie outrageously to get players to come there.

That's what they were doing for sure. I mean ESPN hates the Spurs and San Antonio as it is, but it was a golden opportunity for them to slander the organization and help eventually pry Kawhi outta SA and get him on an LA team.

[daslicer]

That's what they were doing for sure. I mean ESPN hates the Spurs and San Antonio as it is, but it was a golden opportunity for them to slander the organization and help eventually pry Kawhi outta SA and into an LA team.

I always wonder why these media guys live and die with LA being great. It's like their happiness depends on it especially a clown like Stephen A. He acts like a young 20-year-old college kid ready to go on spring break every time a LA or Miami team is in the finals. You just don't see this type of nonsense in the NFL. For example, you can have a Superbowl such as Green Bay vs Buffalo and nobody would have a panic attack about it even though those 2 markets are small and are not desirable places to go to.

I would love to see a Denver vs Milwaukee finals just to see him and ESPN have a meltdown.

[baseline bum]

I always wonder why these media guys live and die with LA being great. It's like their happiness depends on it especially a clown like Stephen A. He acts like a young 20-year-old college kid ready to go on spring break every time a LA or Miami team is in the finals. You just don't see this type of nonsense in the NFL. For example, you can have a Superbowl such as Green Bay vs Buffalo and nobody would have a panic attack about it even though those 2 markets are small and are not desirable places to go to.

I would love to see a Denver vs Milwaukee finals just to see him and ESPN have a meltdown.

Stephen A was one of the few in the media calling out Leonard and his piece of uncle in 2018.

[baseline bum]

Every single team in the NBA right now would get wrecked in a real era.

Milwaukee would be pretty legit if Giannis wasn't injured IMO. Thought they were runaway le favorites until the injury.

[daslicer]

Stephen A was one of the few in the media calling out Leonard and his piece of uncle in 2018.

He may have questioned Kawhi's injury at the start, but he definitely sided with him towards the end of the 2018. He comes across as a dumbass citing Stephen Jackson as a legit credible source on the Spurs situation regarding Kawhi in this clip.

[baseline bum]

They have a chance of fluking their way to the WCF if they somehow end up playing the Lakers in round 2. Just like you said I don't think they are as good as the '95 Rockets that were in the same position as them seeding wise. Hakeem went on God mode during that run and that was also the last run where Clyde was a legit superstar.

They definitely do if they can survive Sacramento, but they don't look anything like last year's team who was elite defensively while this one is a little below average statistically. I think they'd probably beat the Lakers but even getting a gift like that I wouldn't consider a WCF a given conditioning on them actually beating the Kings first.

[daslicer]

They definitely do if they can survive Sacramento, but they don't look anything like last year's team who was elite defensively while this one is a little below average statistically. I think they'd probably beat the Lakers but even getting a gift like that I wouldn't consider a WCF a given conditioning on them actually beating the Kings first.

I think the Kings will also lose game 4 to them. They don't have the experience and poise yet to beat them in a hostile environment as Chase. It's going to come down to game 5. If kings win game 5 they will in the series in 7 if they don't then it's over.

I agree I think they are worse than last year. If the Kings don't beat them, I do think they will eventually lose to either the Nuggets or Suns. I think they would beat the Lakers since I don't think the Lakers are a good team, they just look good due to the Grizzlies recent injuries. Lakers still are a true 7th seed in my eyes.

[baseline bum]

I think the Kings will also lose game 4 to them. They don't have the experience and poise yet to beat them in a hostile environment as Chase. It's going to come down to game 5. If kings win game 5 they will in the series in 7 if they don't then it's over.

I agree I think they are worse than last year. If the Kings don't beat them, I do think they will eventually lose to either the Nuggets or Suns. I think they would beat the Lakers since I don't think the Lakers are a good team, they just look good due to the Grizzlies recent injuries. Lakers still are a true 7th seed in my eyes.

I think the Warriors are like a true 7th or 8th seed in my eyes tbh, Lakers more like a true 8th or 9th. Just a year for the west where 44 wins can get you the 5-6 seed.

[spursparker9]

It still pissed me off the Spurs didn't trade Kawhi to the Hornets for Kemba. I had no interest in Kemba, but I knew Kawhi would have failed in Charlotte in the sense he would not have had talent around him to lead them to a le like he did with the Raptors. Imagine how Kawhi's legacy looks if he plays a failed year in Charlotte instead of winning a le in 2019. When he reflects on his career, he should be thankful to the Spurs for doing his legacy a solid by sending him to a place to win a second le that enabled him to be a 75 greatest player and HOFer.

Yea....that 2019 le with Toronto gave Nephew a lot of benefit of doubts.

If he didn't win that le and as the FMVP, many teams would have shunned him already.

His 2019 le is keeping him in the league tbh.

Similar to Kyrie Irving hitting that 3 over Steph in that Game 7 in 2016 that keep people still kinda "believing in him"

[KobesAchilles]

The WC is so weak now it’s ridiculous. Imagine if we had the prime big 3 in this era. We would 5peat. Instead back in 07 the 8th seed won 49 ing games.

[TD 21]

It still pissed me off the Spurs didn't trade Kawhi to the Hornets for Kemba. I had no interest in Kemba, but I knew Kawhi would have failed in Charlotte in the sense he would not have had talent around him to lead them to a le like he did with the Raptors. Imagine how Kawhi's legacy looks if he plays a failed year in Charlotte instead of winning a le in 2019. When he reflects on his career, he should be thankful to the Spurs for doing his legacy a solid by sending him to a place to win a second le that enabled him to be a 75 greatest player and HOFer.

Either something like that or not traded him at all after he intentionally tanked his value while his sleazebag uncle publicly slandered the organization.

Not to relitigate it for the umpteenth time, but even given the context, I'll never understand how one of the following didn't occur if it was going to be the Craptors: 1) Gasol's albatross instead of Green or 2) Green, with Anunoby coming back. Still discount prices, but more palatable.

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Stephen A was one of the few in the media calling out Leonard and his piece of uncle in 2018.

Nick Wright did too for a little bit. Actually don't recall SAS being critical but if you do I guess he was. Other than that it was very one sided in support of letting neph the Spurs

[Harry Callahan]

A lose lose situation in retrospect with KL. Nephew tanks his value so the recipient of his services is not gutted. Let's be honest, the sports media (esp ESPN) gaslights by way of ESPN all the time. Clicks and eyeballs baby.

Leonard would probably never sign a supermax with the Spurs and he literally stole $20MM in the 2017 season with the nine appearances.

He truly averaged about 60-65 games per year when the 2017 season (a farce anyway) is removed. A wonderful player when healthy - just like Bill Walton. "Dollar Bill" took the San Diego Clippers for a ride too.

[Maddog]

two guys who would be unstoppable if their knees didnt fall apart

Despite Paul George's horrific injury- I'm n

[Maddog]

Yea....that 2019 le with Toronto gave Nephew a lot of benefit of doubts.

If he didn't win that le and as the FMVP, many teams would have shunned him already.

His 2019 le is keeping him in the league tbh.

Similar to Kyrie Irving hitting that 3 over Steph in that Game 7 in 2016 that keep people still kinda "believing in him"

And how flukey was that le?
All le teams have some luck on their side and nephew played great, but they really caught a lot of breaks
Win in 7 versus the Sixers when Embiid was playing through illness
Won a double OT game against the Bucks that if lost would have put them down 3-0
Met an injury riddled GSW in finals

[spursparker9]

And how flukey was that le?
All le teams have some luck on their side and nephew played great, but they really caught a lot of breaks
Win in 7 versus the Sixers when Embiid was playing through illness
Won a double OT game against the Bucks that if lost would have put them down 3-0
Met an injury riddled GSW in finals

Excluding the Finals which KD and Klay was out, it was a tough series against 76s and Bucks.

Nephew was showing signs of limping throughout Bucks series but still managed to play through. He looked relatively okay against GSW and was no one from GSW could guard him.

[Arcadian]

You must not be a spurs fan then.

He ing betrayed the spurs.
Spurs medical staff correctly diagnosed him - and he accused them of misdiagnosing him.
He sat out and sat out and sat out and refused to communicate.
Then he - said he had his own doctors.
Then he said he was working out privately in in new york or philly or somewhere = NOT IN SAN ANTONIO
Then he didnt have the decency to SIT ON THE ING SPURS BENCH while the real spurs players who had their own aches and bruises were faithfully supporting their team.
Demands a trade. Tanks his own value so the spurs cannot even get a good star player.
Ends up never fulfilling his contract but took the ing money while he chilled all over the usa and then ends up in toronto?

that piece of .

Oh I completely get it from a Spurs fan perspective (Spurs fan since the mid-90s here)

I was talking specifically about this new injury, and was more surprised that the hate started leaking out into mainstream media and non-Spursfan.

For people who already hated him, this is just another opportunity to on the guy. It's just funny how this latest injury was apparently the last straw for a bunch of people that finally made them turn on him (when ironically, his current injury is likely genuine, and he's actually showing up to the games unlike 2018...so this is a weird time to start hating him).

[baseline bum]

Oh I completely get it from a Spurs fan perspective (Spurs fan since the mid-90s here)

I was talking specifically about this new injury, and was more surprised that the hate started leaking out into mainstream media and non-Spursfan.

For people who already hated him, this is just another opportunity to on the guy. It's just funny how this latest injury was apparently the last straw for a bunch of people that finally made them turn on him (when ironically, his current injury is likely genuine, and he's actually showing up to the games unlike 2018...so this is a weird time to start hating him).

Doesn't matter if what he was doing to the Spurs was way worse, he's doing it to LA now. Whole different ballgame after that same sports media beat the drum trying to get him to LA for two years.

[Spurs Homer]

Oh I completely get it from a Spurs fan perspective (Spurs fan since the mid-90s here)

I was talking specifically about this new injury, and was more surprised that the hate started leaking out into mainstream media and non-Spursfan.

For people who already hated him, this is just another opportunity to on the guy. It's just funny how this latest injury was apparently the last straw for a bunch of people that finally made them turn on him (when ironically, his current injury is likely genuine, and he's actually showing up to the games unlike 2018...so this is a weird time to start hating him).

yes- but the thing you might be missing is that this injury

is EXACTLY what spurs medical team diagnosed and are BEING PROVEN CORRECT for the world to see..

the spurs told him that this injury would HAVE TO BE MANAGED and was likely long term-
but the media, kawhitter, his team of morons and his fellators all called the spurs as

somehow being wrong or worse- dirty

so this in NOT a new injury

this is the result of kawhitter playing NORMAL minutes FOR ONCE

and just like before- ANYTIME HE GOES BEYOND 25- 28 mins in two games in a row he is going to feel this same injury

apparently when he went over 30-35 mins in game 1 and 2 - i knew it wouldnt be long before he cried and sat again

someone like kobe - whom i hated- would be playing thru this pain as he often did
but kawhi is a gigantic vagina

[spurs1990]

The WC is so weak now it’s ridiculous. Imagine if we had the prime big 3 in this era. We would 5peat. Instead back in 07 the 8th seed won 49 ing games.

Derek Fisher and the Nowitski and-1 foul all that kept them from 5 peating for real

[KobesAchilles]

Derek Fisher and the Nowitski and-1 foul all that kept them from 5 peating for real

I honestly think we lose to the Pistons in 04. We just didn’t have the horses for it. Our role players shrank like little es. But I agree 06 we were one foul away from 3peating. Or if Horry could just hit a ing open 3.

[Seventyniner]

The "what if" train goes both directions.

Horry missed a 3 at the end of game 5 in 2003 that would have won it for the Lakers. The Spurs had a 25 point lead late in the 3rd, and they might not have recovered from that collapse. That shot rattled around the rim and iirc Horry later said he was shocked it didn't go in.

Horry also hit that huge 3 in game 5 of the 2005 Finals.

Change those two shots around and the Spurs might not have had any les between 1999 and 2007.

[Gagnrath]

Yea....that 2019 le with Toronto gave Nephew a lot of benefit of doubts.

If he didn't win that le and as the FMVP, many teams would have shunned him already.

His 2019 le is keeping him in the league tbh.

Similar to Kyrie Irving hitting that 3 over Steph in that Game 7 in 2016 that keep people still kinda "believing in him"

Big difference between out of the league, (which he wouldn't be) and a bench guy who is paid about mid level exception and averages about 10 minutes per game.

[DeRozan m8]

Nephew still copping that sweet basketball karma

Rot on the bench,