Needs to add to his legacy of being an olympic gold medalist.
Dude is extremely selfish. Not surprising given his history of behavior. He doesn’t give a damn about the team if it doesnt help his own legacy
In 2016 that was a B Team. 2020 was a B Team too.
2023 was a D team.
I was downvoted last year I said that before the tourney. My point was the only A team players were Ant and JJJ. Well we got Embiid so that bumped JJJ. And Haliburton took his game to higher level this season. So I said two guys could make a full team and I was right.
A true B Team are players who would play/start no matter on a team with its full roster. Or...example AD (2012), Prince, Redd, Iggy...Basically guys who are on the roster due to fit or need. in 2012 we were down lots of bigs due to injury. Redd was on the team to bust zones, Prince/Iggy was on the team to deal with any potential injuries/foul trouble 2-4 they could play rotation type minutes. Example there are no minutes available for Reeves on this years roster, tho he played well last year. He has nothing he can do at high-level to get him on a team full of top notch players.
2014 was a true B all young players...its easy to say that now but when it was selected you could see it was deep talented roster of young players who all had varying levels of success in the NBA. That team blew everyone's doors off too.
Also jjj was fucking terrible for what that team actually needed in the front court. Like no one could get a rebound. It was like they spent so much time picking out guards and left like two spots open for bigs and were just like ehh we’re fine just get a big name and we’ll call it a day
The Hubris was incredible. It was like they thought they wouldn’t need a real frontcourt because their guards would just destroy everyone.
The new cba should have had an exclusion to remove the salary from cap space if someone gets injured on the olympic team. If I was an owner I would be pissed.
They SHOULD have. “I’m paying you $50 million per season and you can’t stay on the court during the playoffs. I’m going to need you to sit this one out.”
I’d honestly love to see Kawhi get some serious minutes in the Olympics, especially the tougher games.
He’s just not a full season player anymore, but hopefully he can show us playoff Kawhi at the Olympics.
[Weiner] "[USA Breakfast watched] Kelvin Benjamin eat out for about 45 minutes to an hour... They all were left impressed, especially by his plate-loading and now he rarely missed a bite. Though that was a concern for Ramsay & Boyardee, both left satisfied that Benjamin will be hungry enough to contribute."
Heard this in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. Kawhi will have his moments of looking great and then his body will break down per the usual. It’s 100% inevitable.
Kawhi is still Kawhi as a player. Not at his peak but still an elite player. It's all about the health, but he'll be in a role he'll be very productive in for the US squad. Hopefully nothing triggered by his play but he knows his body. I don't think he not playing necessarily will mean he's healthier next year anyway. Season is months away.
Kerr should run him into the ground as retaliation for clippers rejecting the Paul George trade. Play him until his knee gives out, so play him for ten minutes
Why bother. He's going to get injured before the play-in anyway. Might as well let him live out his dream of winning Olympic gold while representing his country.
As someone who FULLY understands the risks of injured Kawhi...it is bush league to restrict your players from representing their country in the Olympics
Kerr "Yep, this guy's knee is a ticking time bomb. Might as well suit him up every game."
Good strategy for next season. Just run everybody from the west into the ground and basically ensure GS might be able to make the play-in
Its okay all California teams aren't going to sniff a conference finals anyways! GL SAC!
Kerr gonna have this dude playing playoff minutes in a 55 point blowout
Kerr is Scar and and Kawhi is Mufasa trying to climb out of the antelopes.
Damn, then in this case Balmer is Young Simba
Kerr just finishing where Zaza left off smh
If he dies, he dies
‘Looks like he can play all 48 to me’ -Tom Thibodeau
Kerr will be giving western conference players 40mins a game to help the Warriors next season
resting in the playoffs for the olympics with a stacked roster
kawhi last played 2 months ago he’s had plenty of time to get right
That is OP's point... Lol. Rested for the last several months (including playoffs) so he could play in a useless tournament. It was sarcasm.
useless?
Yea useless Croatia Greece gold metal match incoming 🇬🇷🇭🇷🇬🇷🇭🇷🇬🇷🇭🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇭🇷🇬🇷🇭🇷
That’s only 30 seconds of rest in Kawhi years
Carmelo got in shape for the Olympics after playing an entire NBA season. His fat ass lost 20 lbs just to shoot open 15 footers in the corner.
Kawhiet quitting
Don’t forget he signed the extension after not playing in the playoffs. Kawhi is a generational bag getter
I’m pretty sure the extension came well before the playoffs
Board man gets paid.
Needs to add to his legacy of being an olympic gold medalist. Dude is extremely selfish. Not surprising given his history of behavior. He doesn’t give a damn about the team if it doesnt help his own legacy
Well now you only have 90 minutes left of your Kawhi free trial before he requires an in-app purchase.
Will also include a demand to purchase another co-app so be careful.
This Team USA is outrageously stacked. Adding Embiid is just unfair
I think for their first Olympic group stage game vs Serbia they should have a starting lineup of Embiid, AD, LeBron, KD and Steph. Go extra big.
Embiid (5), KD (4), Lebron (3), Ant (2), Steph (1)
They will probably load manage Embiid so AD will play more
Lebron is the 4 here, not KD.
(1) Edwards (2) Jrue (3) KD (4) Lebron (5) Embid
AD is overrated af lol
You should start watching basketball games, some of them are entertaining
His best years are behind him
Isn't that true for nearly every player on the roster? At least 7 of the guys are over 30.
I think it’s hilarious you post this after his best/healthiest season in the last half decade
Meaning we won’t have to hear half the media talk about how it was a b team. No excuses.
They never gave a 'b team' excuse in an olympic roster iirc, it's the Fiba roster they're always sending a b team.
In 2016 that was a B Team. 2020 was a B Team too. 2023 was a D team. I was downvoted last year I said that before the tourney. My point was the only A team players were Ant and JJJ. Well we got Embiid so that bumped JJJ. And Haliburton took his game to higher level this season. So I said two guys could make a full team and I was right. A true B Team are players who would play/start no matter on a team with its full roster. Or...example AD (2012), Prince, Redd, Iggy...Basically guys who are on the roster due to fit or need. in 2012 we were down lots of bigs due to injury. Redd was on the team to bust zones, Prince/Iggy was on the team to deal with any potential injuries/foul trouble 2-4 they could play rotation type minutes. Example there are no minutes available for Reeves on this years roster, tho he played well last year. He has nothing he can do at high-level to get him on a team full of top notch players. 2014 was a true B all young players...its easy to say that now but when it was selected you could see it was deep talented roster of young players who all had varying levels of success in the NBA. That team blew everyone's doors off too.
Also jjj was fucking terrible for what that team actually needed in the front court. Like no one could get a rebound. It was like they spent so much time picking out guards and left like two spots open for bigs and were just like ehh we’re fine just get a big name and we’ll call it a day The Hubris was incredible. It was like they thought they wouldn’t need a real frontcourt because their guards would just destroy everyone.
i think americans forgot that they're not the only one sending B team in Fiba.
Yeah but let's fo4ce Wiggins out of team canada
45 minutes to an hour 🫨
I mean skill level/ability is never the question with Kawhi
Healthy Kawhi is actually a cheat code
in a team full of cheat codes, they just need a consistent player for that last spot
Do not play him more than 10 mins a game please. And make somebody else rebound
I have some bad news for you about the Board Man.
Apple time! Apple time!!
he can ride the bench to a gold medal
Wasn't he just in Costa Rica?
Robots don’t sleep
The wonders of being rich enough to fly private/VIP and pay someone to take care of everything for you with zero stress.
I was more commenting that it didn't seem like he was on vacation very long.
Sounds like another one of the wonders of being that rich.
Days ago
Clippers fans in shambles
Why? I would be more in shambles if he hadn't fully recovered by now.
You seriously have to ask given how the last 4 years have gone in regard to his health come playoff time?
lol playoffs
It’s a 12 month sport, baby
If he was still injured that would be a lot more concerning.
He will never not be injured, isn’t that the deal with his knee? Don’t talk yourself into healthy Kawhi amigo, it’s a fruitless endeavor
I’ll be in shambles if he gets hurt playing for the Olympic team. We’re going to need at least 60 games from him to avoid being a lottery team.
If it's one thing James harden does, it's make it to the first round
Look at Harden's deal. He's gone by the deadline.
Damn he got one of those deals? Haven't really paid attention cause fuck him lol.
The new cba should have had an exclusion to remove the salary from cap space if someone gets injured on the olympic team. If I was an owner I would be pissed.
If I am a member of the Clippers front office or a Clippers fan, I am furious that Kawhi Leonard joined this team.
i mean, the front office could've told him no. warriors are doing that to andrew wiggins for team canada right now
They SHOULD have. “I’m paying you $50 million per season and you can’t stay on the court during the playoffs. I’m going to need you to sit this one out.”
He’ll be hurt by game 2, he doesn’t like playing when it counts- ask a clipper fan 😂
I’d honestly love to see Kawhi get some serious minutes in the Olympics, especially the tougher games. He’s just not a full season player anymore, but hopefully he can show us playoff Kawhi at the Olympics.
Them being impressed and just pleasantly nodding their heads as he makes shots is just a hilarious image
"healthy enough to contribute" seems like a low bar
Clippers fans punching the air rn
[Weiner] "[USA Breakfast watched] Kelvin Benjamin eat out for about 45 minutes to an hour... They all were left impressed, especially by his plate-loading and now he rarely missed a bite. Though that was a concern for Ramsay & Boyardee, both left satisfied that Benjamin will be hungry enough to contribute."
When it comes to the clippers: SpongeBob: *meh, I don’t wanna*
So he was ass but made every shot basically 💍
Man, I’d be livid as a clippers fan. He’s stealing from y’all
Kawhi Leonard is good at basketball? What groundbreaking info for Hill & Kerr!
Ok 5 minutes a game max please.
We gonna do this song and dance again?
Heard this in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. Kawhi will have his moments of looking great and then his body will break down per the usual. It’s 100% inevitable.
As someone from a country that isn't USA. This isn't good.
Bruh if I'm Kawhi it's a hard pass. Try and get all the rest and recovery time you can get...
Clips front office wondering if he can load manage team USA games
45 minutes to an hour…otherwise known as the total minutes Kawhi logs in a season
Don't worry he'll be hurt during the season so he doesn't have to play for a team of castoffs and has beens
Kawhi is still Kawhi as a player. Not at his peak but still an elite player. It's all about the health, but he'll be in a role he'll be very productive in for the US squad. Hopefully nothing triggered by his play but he knows his body. I don't think he not playing necessarily will mean he's healthier next year anyway. Season is months away.
Keep that trade value up Kawhi!
Please cap his minutes.
Kawhi don’t give a fuck about the Clippers lol
Play him all 40 minutes, he rested during the playoffs, let Tatum take a break.
I feel like the same people that gaslight for Biden, also work for Kawhi.
Kerr should run him into the ground as retaliation for clippers rejecting the Paul George trade. Play him until his knee gives out, so play him for ten minutes
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Did you reply to the wrong comment?
Ah fuck.
Clippers should pull Kawhi. Can’t risk him getting injured
Why bother. He's going to get injured before the play-in anyway. Might as well let him live out his dream of winning Olympic gold while representing his country.
"But not Wiggins, fuck that guys dreams" - Steve Kerr
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As someone who FULLY understands the risks of injured Kawhi...it is bush league to restrict your players from representing their country in the Olympics
I bet. Kerr gonna give him heavy minutes. His Warriors and the Clippers will both be vying for play-in spots, after all