OAKLAND, Calif. - Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard joined elite company on Thursday by winning the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award for the second time after his team’s championship victory over the Golden State Warriors.
Leonard, who also won the award in 2014 while playing for the San Antonio Spurs, joins basketball greats Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and LeBron James as the only players in NBA history to win Finals MVP with two different franchises.Playing in his first season with Toronto, Leonard averaged 28.5 points during the best-of-seven Finals, leading Canada’s only NBA team to a 4-2 series upset of two-time defending champions Golden State.
The focal point of the Raptors offense throughout the Finals, he took the playmaking responsibilities on his shoulders and shrugged off Golden State’s efforts to slow him down. When Leonard arrived, he was coming off a season in which he missed all but nine games with a quadriceps issue and it was no great secret that his preferred destination was his birthplace of Los Angeles.“I texted Kyle probably a day later — or the day that I got traded and told him I said let’s go out and do something special. I know your best friend left, I know you’re mad, but let’s make this thing work out. And we are here today.
is he going skiing afterward? whats with the glasses?
I am told their win was so exciting. A great sports moment !
Don't do it Kahwi, black people can't swim!
why does he have a snorkel mask on his face
And this is why it is hard to take this sport seriously. Ski goggles?
What’s with the ski mask? Is this some new trendy thing?
Guess he's hitting the slopes as soon as the interview's over?
It is not that cold in Canada, especially in June