Kawhi Leonard has always been a man of few words. So much so that the NBA world has often trolled and made fun of his silent demeanor. However, Leonard still hasn?t changed his ways and is comfortable with how the world perceives him. The Los Angeles Clippers star was his usual self on the court versus the Lakers, but his post-game press conference has managed to baffle basketball fans.
The Clippers hosted their city rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers in their most recent matchup. The Clippers had no problem taking care of business as they defeated the Lakers 125-118, without Paul George in the lineup.
Kawhi Leonard casually disregarded LeBron James and the Lakers
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The Los Angeles Clippers won all four matchups against the Lakers this season and notched their 11th straight win over the Lakeshow. This was Russell Westbrook?s first game against his former team after the trade in February.
And ?Brodie? surely did not disappoint. Though his numbers were not as big as fans are privy to but he surely had a huge impact on both sides of the floor. Despite LeBron James? 33-point performance, the Clippers were too much to handle for the Lakers.
Post the game, Leonard was asked if this was the most meaningful game he has played against the Lakers. His reply had fans baffled as the “stone cold” type persona of Leonard was on show again.
Leonard replied with just five words. He said, “I didn’t feel that way“. As the reporter tried to reframe the question, Kawhi repeated the same five words again in a slightly disrespectful manner that caught some fans by surprise. Whether he meant it in a disrespectful way or not, the two-time NBA champion just didn’t want to talk about the Lakers.
Fans were left baffled by Kawhi Leonard’s five-word response
Kawhi Leonard may have interrupted a reporter for the first time in his 11-year career in the NBA. And a few fans believe that the robot-type personality of Leonard may have disrespected LeBron James? Lakers, while others were shocked by the way he interrupted the reporter.
One fan tweeted, ?The robot has spoken.?
The robot 🤖 has spoken 😂
— TFM 🍊 (@cottrell345) April 6, 2023
While another fan dropped a comment saying, ?Stone Cold Kawhi Leonard casually dunking on the Lakers.?
Stone Cold Kawhi Leonard casually dunking on the Lakers: pic.twitter.com/o3ouZq9sqm
— Chaitanya Dadhwal (@ChattyHoops) April 6, 2023
Here are a few more reactions from fans on Twitter.
he shut ramona down pretty quick in the end unnecessarily
— dka78 🦣 (@dka78) April 6, 2023
https://twitter.com/Megaprikibalz/status/1643868964332732417?s=20
https://twitter.com/Je_C_Unplugged/status/1643869150673240064?s=20
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Terminater disagree
— سلاشر (@ClipEm187) April 6, 2023
The majority of fans in the comments section pointed out how he interrupted the reporter. All so he could emphasize that this wasn?t by far the most meaningful game he played against LeBron James? Lakers.
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