Spurs Will Retire Kawhi's Jersey

[daslicer]

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.

Surprisingly I agree with this.

[LkrFan]

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

yep! I remember it well

[Blake]

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.

Yeah that'll teach him

[Seventyniner]

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.

Now I'm imagining a total boycott of that game. Empty arena. Kawhi won't show up to Spurs games so Spurs fans don't show up to his.

[SpursforSix]

Neither should be up there. A jersey retirement should be for HOF level players. It kind of cheapens the whole thing..

It doesn't cheapen it at all. Jersey retirements represent contributions to the team. Bowen was instrumental in those championships.
That being said, now that they have 5 rings, a Bowen type player probably doesn't get his jersey retired.