As Expected, Spurs Fans Boo The Shit Out Of Kawhi Leonard And Cheer Danny Green
Not bad, but not great. Could have been better in my opinion given how Kawhi demanded his way out, but at least Spurs fans tried. I get that it’s a bit of a tricky situation given that whole winning them a title thing, but I would give this a 5.5/10. I think we were all curious how he would be treated in his first game back to SA since their divorce, and I know Spurs fans are sort of mellow but at least they gave us something. Not to the point where I think Kawhi regrets his decision, he’s in a great situation out in Toronto right now and honestly I’m not sure Kawhi has feelings so I doubt he even cared what his reception was.
It’s always interesting when a former player comes back to his old team because it all depends on how the separation went down. Speaking from personal experience, when I saw Pierce/KG/Rondo for the first time in their returns to the Garden, I didn’t really boo. I mostly cried. Same with Isaiah. That’s because they didn’t force their way out, they all loved being Celtics and wouldn’t have left if they had their choice. Then you have the people of CLE, who were in the ultimate mental pretzel given how LeBron treated them but then also he brought them their only title. Tough spot.
Either way, I’m not sure what I expected, but it definitely wasn’t this. Where was the hatred? I knew Green would be cheered, but for someone who was waiting all season for this, sadly I’m disappointed.