I’m not criticizing him at all. I think it’s great that he got what he wanted, and that that thing wasn’t All The Money.

Absolutely. And with the “global game” aspect of the NBA now, in terms of marketing possibilities, even a Kawhi Leonard stands to make so much from endorsements/alignments that these guys don’t need the extra $15 million a year from the team any longer. Imagine that.

His profile has been raised to the upper echelon since leaving SA. Whether it is his catch phrase, his laugh, or him beating the world devouring Warriors, people that are casually aware of the NBA now know who he is and he about to play in the country's second largest media market. His finances are fine without you…

It would be awesome if Kawhi came out and said that one of the reasons he left Toronto was because Drake was too clingy and he just needed some space, man.

Chris Broussard is on it, everyone:

Further:

There is literally no country on Earth more humble than the US of A

They are AWESOME

“And the Russian Women’s Team is invited to celebrate in my hotel room at the Moscow Ritz-Carlton.”

Crystal Dunn was the Player of the Match, though.

Well, I would argue that prime-Dirk was more versatile than that (sounds more like late-career-Dirk to me), but I guess that’s a nitpicky argument and I’ve already completely bored myself.

Considering Dirk Nowitzki was broadly “a tall spot-up shooter who can’t really move” during his athletic prime, including when he was the best player on a championship squad, I’d say it’s a pretty excellent thing to be.

Found the edgy hot-take. Stand back, you can’t handle this guy’s cool, folks.

The internet is very good at amplifying the nonsense of a few.

Yeah it’s too bad he died. 

It’s a genuinely sad way to end the Warriors’ time in Oakland. It’s too bad they decided to adopt Silicon Valley’s mantra of “move fast and break things” at just the wrong time.

:( :( :( :( Klay always seemed like a good dude

I’ll push back against “may have been.” Klay was unconscious tonight. No way the Raptors win that game if he’s out there for the fourth.

Raptors were great. It’s such a bummer to see the Warriors go out so injured but that’s the game.