Some NBA players wear their hearts on their shooting sleeves.
Kawhi Leonard is not just some NBA player, and San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich loves that about him.
Commenting on Leonard's 26-point, five-rebound, three-assist and seven-steal performance in the Spurs' 107-92 drubbing of the Golden State Warriors on Sunday, Popovich couldn't help but gush over his stony-eyed forward, per the San Antonio Express-News' Jeff McDonald:
He stole it from Curry the other night, just took it from him and went down and dunked it, and his expression did not change. He didn't raise his fist or look cool to the crowd or do any of this stupid-ass stuff. He didn't do a thing. He just goes the other direction, like he's bored to death. I love that about him.
That sounds like Leonard all right. He's all business, no pleasure.
If he's ever enjoying himself, you wouldn't know it—except for that one time last June when, you know, the Spurs won the title and he was named Finals MVP. Leonard smiled that night. It was different. It was out of character.
It was sort of weird.
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Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich Praises Kawhi Leonard’s ‘Bored to Death’ Demeanor
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