Spurs Will Retire Kawhi's Jersey

[SouthTexasRancher]

It'll never happen. If it did some drunk fan would climb into the rafters and tear it down, set it on fire and let the fans piss on it after it has burned into ashes.

[Chillen]

Only Spurs playing right now that should no doubt have their jersey put in the rafters at the AT&T center is Manu and Tony. LMA and DeMar working on it. That's it.

[rastaspur]

Will not happen. And its not like that charcoaled rainmam gives two s. He would rather sit alone in his toronto room reading the phone book and learning the wookie language from uncle d's wife.

[paperboy77]

I don't know man... Maybe its me and that I'm not all that into social media but i do have twitter and i have yet to see any "Thank You Kawhi" tweets. Not from the Spurs, Sean Elliott or anyone at all. I have seen some for Danny though. I hope this treason lives in infamy. MFer deserves that much. They should hang his jersey upside down or something.

[Ice009]

If the Spurs do anything with his jersey, it should be a jersey burning ceremony. Have a live TV special and talk about all the he pulled this season. Let it all out into the public via that avenue.

[SAGirl]

The spurs obviously reward players involved in the championships. Avery and Bowen are there because Robinson and Duncan overflowed into them to get them there.

Kawhi is fmvp of 2014 but i dont know if that gets him there. As numero uno kawhi got swept by chris paul, punked out by WEstbrook, durant and adams, ZAZAD, and Quit. I know he was the best player on the spurs all this time but there is no real big moment to reward.







But lets be real. You have to show up to your jersey retirement and the autist can't face that level of scrutiny and emotion...so no jersey retirement in absentia.

Your last statement kind of reminded me that a couple of seasons ago iirc SDSU retired his jersey at the start if their season and Kawhi didnt show up. Iirc it was in preseason and he really could have g on If he wanted. In hindsight, dude couldn't care less about fan opinions or showing support publicly.

[SAGirl]

Will not happen. And its not like that charcoaled rainmam gives two s. He would rather sit alone in his toronto room reading the phone book and learning the wookie language from uncle d's wife.

True story.

[DMC]

People don't know how to really with a departing player - you do nothing. He comes out in his first game here, you don't even react. He's stunned. You act like nothing happened. That way he sees the Spurs are bigger than Kawhi.

[Spurtacular]

I have to admit I still don't know WTH Bowen is doing up there?

Or Avery Johnson. Why not just put up Speedy Claxton while they're at it?

[Spurtacular]

I would be surprised if they do it if the Holts still own the team. Maybe 20 years from now with different ownership the Seattle Spurs will retire his jersey just to have a celebration to distract from their struggling team.

But he burned so many bridges. Has Orlando retired Shaq's? And his exit wasn't half as bad as KLs.

SA Kawhi ring'd; Orlando Shaq didn't.

[R to the P McMurphy]

Nope

[TekXX]

Considering how he left theres no way his number gets retired.

[Blake]

Brings home the meaning of taking a Number 2.

Raising the #2 into the rafters is called an upper decker

[picnroll]

Maybe if the jersey reads kawitter

[sasaint]

People don't know how to really with a departing player - you do nothing. He comes out in his first game here, you don't even react. He's stunned. You act like nothing happened. That way he sees the Spurs are bigger than Kawhi.

Not a bad idea. Transform Kawhi into a non-en y. But I doubt that many fans at the AT&T would be able to exercise that level of forbearance.

[Clipper Nation]

I don't know....

Sad how you farmers turned on him like that

Remember when Laker fans booed Kobe after he demanded a trade?

[sasaint]

Comments about Avery and Bruce kind of beg the question whether Danny's jersey will be raftered...

[Das Texan]

I don't think they're comparable at all. Anderson signed here cheap and then became a in free agency, but he never quit on the team under contract. Leonard's bull was a much worse version of what Rodman pulled in 95.

He probably makes what Rodman did in 95 so much worse.

Rodman at least showed up for games. Did his own ing thing and ed the team, but at least he didnt literally quit.

[Das Texan]

I hope they issue #2 to someone this year honestly.

[K...]

Comments about Avery and Bruce kind of beg the question whether Danny's jersey will be raftered...

I'd say very likely soon after he retires. He was more important than Avery, equal to Bowen, and they'll have to do something to commentate 2014. Diaw and splittwr were too ephemeral, Danny is the right balance.

So, we got Parker, Manu, Danny, and that's it.

[picnroll]

The re couldn’t care less, wouldn’t appreciate it. Do you really want someone’s jersey hanging in the Spurs’ arena who has trashed the organization in multiple way?

[exstatic]

I hope they issue #2 to someone this year honestly.

I was just thinking that. Maybe LW4 takes it, since Ferrari will undoubtedly re-claim #3.

[exstatic]

People don't know how to really with a departing player - you do nothing. He comes out in his first game here, you don't even react. He's stunned. You act like nothing happened. That way he sees the Spurs are bigger than Kawhi.

I was thinking that everyone should silently stand, and turn away from the arena floor, turning their backs on him like he did to the fans and the franchise.

[John B]

If he becomes a Laker and beat us every time, would you retire his jersey and after all the lies to get there? Nope

[BatManu20]

Zero chance. Especially after he joins the Lakers next summer.