VIDEO: Kawhi Leonard Comically Admits He Has No Idea What an NBA Title Would Mean for Canada
By Brian Cass
If there's any player in the NBA that seems completely disconnected from the thoughts and behaviors of the masses, it's Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard. The quiet and often occasionally awkward superstar certainly isn't a man of many words, so trying to pry information or any kind of emotion out of him is never an easy task. This was the case again following his team's Game 4 victory over the Golden State Warriors.
"Kawhi what do you think this will mean to Canada"
— Yahoo Sports Canada (@YahooCASports) June 8, 2019
Kawhi: I'm really not sure, I guess you'll really have to ask somebody on the street ?? pic.twitter.com/z8CcIf64Ug
Is anyone surprised by Kawhi's utterly blank response here? Because we're not.
Obviously, an NBA title would be an monumental accomplishment for the Toronto Raptors -- a team that's never even appeared in an NBA Finals until this season -- their fair city, and the entire nation of Canada. Without Kawhi's outstanding play throughout this postseason, they probably would have been watching the Finals again this season. But don't ask this southern California native about the dynamics of the cultural impact of such a moment. He's not exactly sure.