We Know Why Kawhi Got Kicked Off Team USA
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- USA Basketball dominated Serbia and Kevin Durant was amazing but there’s still a mystery around this team. Kawhi Leonard was not given the time to heal up before Paris like KD and we’re finally learning why he was kicked off the roster.
For a guy who never talks Kawhi sure attracts a lot of drama
Because he doesn't talk, so unfortunately people are left to speculate. What's he going to do, what's he thinking? lol
I feel bad for the guy because he's one of my favorite players and has had horrible luck when it comes to injuries.
Yup he a diva
@@artLopez24wym
@@artLopez24so its okay for teams to do whatever tf they want but when a player does it, they’re a diva? Make it make sense
Cus he doesnt lead. Coach Pop said this plain out loud
the fact that nike successfully won a lawsuit against kawhi for his own logo shows how badly we need a reset as a society. fuck nike.
Not that deep bro lol
@@majora919 too deep for you to want to deal with.
@@yahnathantasian5152 it's not that unreasonable he made that logo while under Nike and willinging signed a contract saying they owned it, and Nike isn't anywhere near the first to have a case like this and they certainly won't be the last. Had he not literally copy pasted the logo again there would be no case
@@majora919 I'm speaking on Nike's influence on society and how they are involved in social engineering like many other mega corporations are. If you don't buy into the "progressive" ideology, they make you look bad.
Nike is the Greek goddess of victory, a hot one I might add. hands up if you wanna * beep * nike
I feel like kawhi is the closest thing to a role player that you can get from a superstar. He's willing to do the dirty work and focus on defense while not being a detriment offensively.
Kawaii has never accepted a role besides #1… after his championship with the spurs when he won finals MVP, he’s had this mentality
He's too similar to LeBron. LeBron already has the keys to the offense and basically the team. Other players at different positions need to be fed. There are too many stars already that sadly won't get enough touches because there aren't enough shots to go around.
@@Rwood1125 With the spurs he was both a #1 option and a role player who was tasked with defending Lebron James in the finals when he was coming off the bench.
He’s not willing to do no dirty work. His body won’t allow that anymore. He’s just there to collect a check
@@ceasarnunez5652but his body will allow him to be a #1 option? His body is actually more suited to be a role player
being quiet seems to really rub people the wrong way even when you have no ill intentions
Sometimes you have to talk, especially in team sports
@@25thst85Some people talk too much. Need to get punch in the jaw.
It sucks if u can't help it but it's true! most people really feed off each others' behavior, especially in a smaller group. being super quiet and standoffish can totally act like a weight on the rest especially when so much cooperation is key as in a hoops team
@@25thst85I learned late in life that being quite only allowed for people to fill in the blank with their own narratives, so this is why they say communication is so important. Communication is literally everything.
@Byronic19134 man stop, people just wanna be in your business and nosy cause people have own lives
Brands controlling things is awful for basketball and sports in general.
you mean life in general? It doesn't end with sports, you know that, right?
@@webbike
Sucking off the man isn't something to be proud of. You know that, right?
Steph curry is not in life OK ka.pai jail time for murders years past ka.pai klayk and steph curry and Alesha ⚫️ and dramond 🎉lies in life 😳 🙄
@@webbike I mean that’s a give in
@@webbikeyou're correct but you didn't have to so condescending. This is a video about basketball, after all..
I feel like the Nike thing is way more plausible. Kawhi is far from a lockeroom killer this theory is wild
ya i agree....if a guy is just quiet and does his work without bothering people, that is not a reason to keep someone off a team.
What about Steph? Is not he with UA?. This makes it both Nike and Bron as the reason. Bron love Steph.
@@edsri true but kawhi left on bad terms with nike. Nike had to sue him to keep rights of the logo. Its very plausible Nike has a grind to pick with him in particular. At least Steph was never with Nike.
@@edsri this is how rumors get started.
If it were plausible he wouldn’t have been chosen for the team at all. This guy can never finish a season, let alone an Olympic bid after not finishing a season.
This isn’t rocket science, dummy.
it's not an AM hoops video unless 80% of it is hypotheticals and speculation
You are sort of right
Well he at least he explains why and brings up other explanations... 🤷
Its more like gossips, but i like it😅
hypotheticals and speculation presented as fact*
If it were all facts it’d be called news. These channels always operate this way
Kawhi is a loner that doesn't like talking to people? Damn he's my spirit animal.
You and I buddy….. YOU AND I!!!!
I absolutely AVOID people nowadays. Seriously…..
I watch some of my closest people become the most arrogant and materialistic people I have ever seen. They change for the worst. What’s nuts is that they attract so many to their “circle” because of it. Shows the mindset within society. Sh!t is scary…..
@@simplysimple7628 Isolation is not the answer, just find better people to surround yourself with.
@@JXVI like quiet introverted people? (idc about being funny)
I don't buy the whole, "He's a loner" argument. I mean, sure he doesn't talk to the MEDIA that much, but according to both his current and former teammates, he's one of the funniest guys on the team. Even Pat Bev, one of the most outspoken players, has said Kawhi's got jokes.
There's no way Kawhi's presence on this Team USA roster is even close to the negative impact Isaiah's presence would've had on the overall vibe of the Dream Team.
He’s quiet…just cause he makes jokes every now and then doesn’t mean he’s social ….he clearly makes jokes every now and then with close teammates and teams tht compete …u act like he’s going to be talkative to lebron and etc …when half those dudes on team USA don’t like him cause they know kawhis the best player there whenever he steps on the court
@@marekboldin4386 Lol I never said or even implied that Kawhi would be "talkative to LeBron and etc." What I'm saying is that A.M. Hoops' argument that Kawhi was somehow "kicked off" by LeBron and the other stars cause no one wanted him on the team is a HUGE reach.
I've never heard of any player (other than his former Spurs teammates during the whole injury/Raptors trade debacle) having beef with Kawhi on or off the court. In fact, if you look up clips of NBA players talking about Kawhi, you can find Lebron, Curry, KD, and even Kobe giving him high praise for his elite, two-way skillset.
In a team where the main goal is just to win every game, regardless of egos or who gets the most points/touches, a healthy Kawhi would be extremely valuable to that team. I just can't see LeBron or any other player turning down what Kawhi can bring to the team, all because of some "high school" mentality that he is a "loner" and "no one likes him."
Crysiah was disliked by the players not Nike.
I loved when Kawhi wouldn’t put up with Gregg Popovich’s bullying, left the team, then went and won a championship for Toronto. Kawhi can play on my team anytime. Even Parker and Ginobli bullied him to play. I’m glad Kawhi sought outside medical help and took the year off to heal properly instead of reinjurying and blowing out his Achilles like Durant did at Golden State. I’m disappointed in Grant Hill for not fighting for Kawhi. Kerr is just a Popovich puppet.
You'll right, Dexter!
This narrative that Kawhi is a negative influence on the team is an insane take. He's won 3 championships. And he's the one superstar willing to do the garbage work to win. He would've been perfect on the US team.
3 Finals appearances with only 2 chips to show for. First and second times were against Bron's Heatles. Lost the first time then avenged that loss a year later. Won his first Finals MVP trophy too. Five years later he wins in Toronto with also another FMVP award. The man has histories with KD, Steph, and Bron. It would've been something seeing 4 Finals MVPs on the court together ofc.
His knee would give out during practice. Nah.
KD was out during exhibition games too. The last thing US wants is to have two superstar calibre players on the bench
He wouldn't care if he scored zero points, would just play defense, get boards and set picks.
@@jasons4045So should we expect AD to get hurt during the Olympics too?
Only 2
Put it this way. Born US citizen Kawhi 2 time NBA champion, 2 time Finals MVP, with knee issues gets dumped. Meanwhile Embiid with his 3 citizenships, who hasnt been a US citizen for even 2 years, no rings, 1 MVP for political reasons, is in the starting 5. Mind you, acurrent champion and Finals MVP Jaylen Brown sitting at home watching Netflix.
I agree w everything except “political reasons “ c’mon Embiid average like 30 & 11 bro
think positions & abilities... There are more variables than rings that matter.
You gonna make that same argument for Ja/Trae/Dame/PG/Brunson/Mitchell/Ky/Brown/Zion/Ingram/LeMelo/Dorozan/etc.? Foh this dudes just yappin
You sound so stephan a.smith. Seriously while I read your context, my mind comes up with sas style of tone.
@@abba-Flammenfresser”politics” like embiid isn’t mvp caliber even with his bs aside lmaoooo.
It's funny and sad at the same time. We saw Kawhi walk in there by himself while all the other players were together laughing and daping. He walked in through the front door and got kicked out the back door. Hope he has a healthy season and used this for motivation, he's still able to carry a team far.
Grant Hill was pressured by Nike to do 3 things: 1) Make sure Kyrie was not on this team, 2) Make sure Jaylen was not on this team, and 3) Remove Kawhi from this team. There was nothing anyone could do about it, LeBron and Hill were simply given their orders. I still think the USA have a great squad but they would have been that much better with these guys, and as fans, we are missing out on what that team would have accomplished.
What about Embied?
Everytime people want to add a player to a squad you have to think who you are going to take out? Yes you are going to say Derrick white or Booker etc. Those guys are asked to do dirty work defensively and stand on a corner offensively. You think Kyrie will do that happily and effectively? Offensively Maybe…defensively not a chance.
And before you say anything..yes I think Kyrie is the better player but not the better fit for what is needed.
@@liogomez9178 I rather have Jaylen and Kyrie on this team than Embiid and White. I don't think Embiid likes competing for America, especially against Sudan. White is a great fit, but Jaylen brings more to the table than White does. And Kyrie simply would have been outstanding. I'm curious to know, who is going to want to play for team USA moving forward. Eastern conference MVP, the Finals MVP, overlooked? And the man with the best handles and best finishes around the basket in the history of the game, overlooked? That's really bad for basketball, and you shall reap what you sow.
@@ElyahYahsharalah-TheBlackFamilTerrible Take
That's dope that Kawhi made his own logo and Nike knows they're dead wrong.
Too bad Kawhi isn’t like a guy like Gilbert arenas. When they cut him, he absolutely torched every coaches team the next season with 60 and 50 point games
It's not even the next season and you already making this silly statement thinking you spitting facts
@@DV-ou1yu watch he go at none of them teams who coaches are coachin at the Olympics. Shit, he probably load manage
He can't
KLaw more likely to rest all season than get pay back
@@ScrillaTMU you do realize his knees are not the best. I would load manage to so I could prolong my career
And the fact Derrick White took his place, a player that was raised by the Spurs, also is kind of a back handed revenge for how he left San Antonio.
Kerr and Pop is close friend. He was a Spur too, won chip with Tim and David.
yeah no pop aint the petty lmao
Why would nike, steve kerr, grant hill or anyone on team usa care about that?
@@georockmann7113 I don't think they're talking about deliberate, coordinated revenge. I'm pretty sure they mean like karma.
@@johnjavier36866 I think they mean in a karma sense (which, if you subscribe to that kind of thing, it would make sense), not Pop and the Spurs somehow coordinating revenge behind the scenes.
As a Canadian, I'm glad Kawahi isn't in the team. Gives the rest of the world a chance
Yea the other teams only get beat by 20 or so rather than 30
Son you have to be joking lmaoooooooo
Never!!!! 😂😅😂😅
@@Bigedub101south Sudan? Serbia?
You sound crazy you don't even know this is all Lebron's doing AND NOBODY IS GOING TO GO AGAINST HIM OR THERE ASS WILL BE OFF THE TEAM AS WELL ITS ALL BULLSHIT
Politics or not.... I LOVE what Derrick White does for the team! He's the "glue guy". Hustles, chases after loose balls, cuts into open spot, defends hard, in other words makes those plays that the casual observer doesn't see, but that his teammates notice bigtime.
🎯
Jrue has been that his entire career
And casual fans are crying that their favourite player ain't playing
Derrick white is the closest thing you can get to the perfect teammate, dudes a hustler. and is probably the most unintentionally funny person in the league, The dude just looks like he's a down to earth kinda guy
Team USA did not need more stars they needed guys like White who pairs with Jrue well and as you spoke on does all the dirty work.
How did LeBron get drawn into this?
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Mr. do no wrong?
@@yahnathantasian5152 who? Lebron?
LeGM
Hate that’s why
Kawhi is just a quiet guy who isn't into the BS as the other so called yes men on team USA
Kawhi has lost the respect and benefit of doubt from many fans.
He's probably gonna load manage during the Olympics
Yeah he's so quiet, he doesn't even play LMAO sit down and load manage.
he's one of the biggest BSers in the league, you just don't see him being vocal about it.
Straight facts big facts 👍👍👍 take team Nike Le brick James and shove it you know where cause we don't care period
He's quiet but def into the BS or he wouldn't be demanding teams trade for who he wants. He holds teams hostage and wants everything his way or he won't play.
Bron and Kawhi don't have beef. I don't see Bron blacklisting Kawhi like that, especially since he won't have another chance to go to the Games. If anything, that's a Grant Hill decision. He was stuttering all through his reply...LOL. He would've failed a polygraph for sure! As much as I would want him to, I don't see Kawhi playing until 2028...sigh. USA bball is so sus.
2028? 😂😂😂 by the time 2028 Comes he’ll be long retired and never heard from again
They do have beef. He still wish he would’ve came to the lakers
Damn I forgot about Kawhi low-key coming for LeBrons NBA crown in that commercial.. & this came after he chose the Clippers of all teams over the Lakers despite LeBrons attempt to recruit him .. shhiii maybe there is beef @@RADIOACTIVEYOUTH
Kawhi took a ring from him, and Kawhi would be complaining about his knee all month long. They'd rather have a guy that got his teeth knocked out than a guy with chronic knee pain, you don't need teeth to play basketball.
Bad take. Ted Bundy killed the examinor of his Polygraph Test after Bundy had easily passed the test. This was definitely all LeGM.
Blaming Lebron for kawhi's removal? Dang that's a stretch. What did Lebron do to you brother? 😂😂😂
Lebron isn’t as goody, goody as you and your fellow bron Stans would like to believe.😂
@@TA-ht4jo sure but quoting lebron as if he said it himself.
@@TA-ht4jo He's not as evil as the vapid haters would like to believe either.
@poly_g6068 yeah, he's a narcissistic, over hyped snowflake
@@TA-ht4jo so we just gonna assume things now? 😂😂😂
They sent him home cuz they knew they fucked up taking another forward that they didn’t need. I mean do you really think Kawhi was gunna play some if Tatum got 0 minutes. No they obviously wanted another guard who could play defense
You’re nearly there, but didn’t state the reason. The international game has teams that are either guard centric or big centric. You have to match up with both types of teams, and you don’t do that with wing players.
bron and kawhi and can play at guard positions, which who knows if they WOULD have played them at those positions, but regardless they could have. only reason tatum didn’t get play bc it was kd’s return game, and he didn’t miss a shot in the first half, if im team USA i wouldn’t take out kd for tatum either🤷
@@snarkmark2806 yes that’s true ur right
No way Kawhi gets 0 minutes. He's not Tatum first of all & Kerr loves older players
@@jaytrisha1196 kawhi can’t at this point in his career but it’s also more about roles. Kawhi and Tatum are capable off ball players but it’s not what they do. Derrick white just provides more energy and is a much smarter off ball player. It’s hard for superstars to adjust to new roles. You already have Lebron, kd, steph, and Ant dominating the ball. We have seen how poorly Embiid has played compared to bam and AD. Embiid is a better play than those 2 but he has a harder time playing without the basketball.
All it is was that Kawhi didn’t want to stand in the corner in the Lebron James system
Heard Dwight really wanted to be there too 😂
Why
they dont need a center that bad
I heard IT asking for kawhi's roster spot
I heard he got kicked out of the arena for coming in through the backdoor
Dwight wants more of that international love if you know what I mean lol
As long as Team USA wins gold, people wont care about Kawhi playing or not. If we lose, a lot of finger pointing about to happen.
You can’t just be good at basketball anymore. You need at least two million followers on social media, a sparkling personality and have an entourage of celebrities around you at all times. For starters..
Im not mad about kawhi, Jaylen brown on the other hand, WTF. The man deserves and should be there, not DW.
What ever good DW to many divas in nba starting with leflop and the other
Kawhi has a degenerative knee. I wish people would stop bashing him for not playing. He’s just trying to prolong his career and I don’t blame him one bit.
No
How is he prolonging his career if he never gets out there? If he's not gearing up for the playoffs/olympics, then what is he saving his knees for?
If i have this knee issue and am already old i would rather play now. There might not be any other chance.
Ok cool. How much salary should he give back? If dude keeps signing max deals and knows his body can't handle the work is that not fraud?
@@I.am_Groot none. They offered him the contract knowing his history. If I was in his position I would sign everytime. His contract is pocket change to the owner.
Team USA a mess now ngl, way too much politics, Tatum gettin no PT yesterday was ridiculous they should have Spo coaching instead of Kerr too
Facts how you not going to get players minutes ! Like a great coach would get everyone minutes
Tatum not playing, really? Cry me a river
Just like any other field: it's all about relationships and politics
To me, what is happening to Jason Tatum is what Kawhi saw beforehand.
He heard that both LeBron and KD would eat most of the minute at the 3/4.
He didn't wait like Tatum to be disrespected.
Kawhi should have started at the 3, with KD out.
LaBronze saw Kawhi in practice and reacted the same way he did in the finals a decade again 😂
Elaborate
KaFraud got rejected by usa
@@MultiJayjack Lebron hated matching up by Kawhi in the finals
Huh🤦♂️
@@nomnom9992 and how would that apply to the Olympics when they are on the same team?
I'm so happy he left San Antonio. Now we have the alien.
And he has championship
Finally! Somebody reports it.
"reports" WHAT? !00% Speculation isn't "reporting"
I’m confused. Why’d they pick kawhi up in the first place if Derrick white was the better fit
they wanted to assemble the avengers but Kawhi beat prime Bron KD Steph they politiked him out!
I ultimately blame Uncle Dennis because if you’re going to be Kawhi representative your doing a poor job at protecting his career. These smear campaigns have real consequences. The decision to remain silent instead of speaking out and controlling the narrative when it comes to Kawhi has done more harm than helped.
Why do people always need some conspiracy? Kawhi is a grown ass man, you think he cant choose for himself? He's been through things and has accomplished other things, that clearly give you an experience that gives you and edge over everyone else who doesnt have that biography. He knows what's real and what isnt. He knows this is all just a circus and he just wants to follow his passion and do his job the way he proved is best for everyone.
@@maxmeier532 No conspiracies. Uncle Dennis is not doing a good job of protecting Kawhi brand or image. If he had an agent like rich Paul the media pundits would’ve thought twice before they attacked his character like they do lebron.
Inside sources reported that Kawhi walked into the locker room while Lebron was inside Curry, causing him to projectile vomit. As he ran out of the room he slipped on his own vomit and tweaked his knee. Pretty gross stuff 🤢
It’s the LeOlympics and we gotta be forced to watch the Lesystem and nobody can be taking any glory from LeQueen 😂😂😂😂😂🤡
Hating must be so exhausting man. I honestly can't imagine having one guy on my mind all the time, shit's crazy 😅
@@stormy6029 nah but being on your knees all the time gotta be painful. And ESPN has every segment involving LeQueen so I don’t wanna hear that shit. Tell them to stop promoting this bum all the time and promote some young stars smh
@@stormy6029😂 🎯
Yet he's playing with Durant and Curry...
@@stormy6029 wait, so you and ESPN can be on yall knees all day for this man but nobody can criticize his cheating of the game & his flops??? Gotcha 🤡🤡🤡🤡
As a Spurs fan who loves DWhite and is still salty about what Kawhi did to the Spurs, I love this for USA Basketball!!!
Kawhi: The NBA's greatest part-timer.
Bro he only been hurt 3 seasons with the clippers . Keep believing the narrative .
@traybreezy8194 dude, it's a joke. I'm pro-Kawhi. Although, it does tick me off knowing that he couldn't be on the floor.
The best 8 minute summary ever.
Don’t forget JB come off Winning the championship but got zero minutes against the Serbia 🇷🇸 😂😂😂
Jason Tatum?
With Kawai coming up in age and still able to perform at a high level, he deserved to take in the Olympic experience in Paris. It’s all political and $ keeping one of the best off the roster. Reminds me of the Caitlin Clark situation
How to spot a bot. The chat ends with 2 emotes. ☠️😂
This went over first guy’s comment 😂 😆
You sure?😂💀
Hopefully he has an adult he respects that said “you what? You just missed the playoffs injured, sit your ass down”
As a spurs fan I am not sad about this. The way he has handled his career is atrocious.
I honestly was exited to see Kawhi and the others play, I really like Kawhi so obviously I wish he was on the team, I honestly want him over someone like Dwhite, Davis (it hurts saying that because I love Davis also but I would rather have Kawhi) and Haliburton even though I like Haliburton he’s a cool young star. If it means having Ant Edwards, Bron, KD, Steph or even Embiid I understand why Kawhi ain’t there. Team USA is still a goated team with or without Kawhi
Khawi is the Best among the Rest. No Doubt about that! Salute to Khawi the Hall of Fame and NBA Champ🏀👍💪
If Team USA had Kawhi I guarantee the semi-finals and finals would never have been such a close match. You can never have enough good defenders on a team.
Its more believable that the Clippers forced Kawhi out of Team USA then Nike imo.
USA wanted to send Hollywood to Paris…Kawhi ain't like that he about the game and doesnt care much about the celebrity aspect of this whole thing. I miss seeing a real basketball game!
Kawhi was a head case in San Antonio and is still a head case today.
Trying to get him to play is like beating a dead Horse
Other than AD, Kawhi is the only player on the team who actually plays solid defense.
Booker did a phenomenal job.
Mike Malone should’ve coach Team USA
That would have been great.
No. That wont fit
They would be better defensively. AD would probably start, and Bron wouldn’t play point because he turns the ball over too much.
Lebron and Nike blocked Kawhi.
USA isnt going to have smooth sailing this Olympics. This isnt 92. There are too many teams that may knock off USA on the way to the Gold or during the Gold championship match. Serbia, Canada, Greece, South Sudan. What an exciting Olympics this is going to be!
… and the dark German horse.
serbia vs usa kinda happened
@@stomen___ And let's not forget the Germans!
@@ts_30 Doesn't mean it can't happen again 😁
you are delsuional if you think bron and kd letting any other team beat usa
This is just sad I feel bad for Kawhi
Why isn’t Kawai good for camaraderie? Always hear another teammate of his saying he is fun to be around
Exactly!...it's odd.
You are truly gifted at what you do Sir! Continued Success!
Kawhi is probably a star role player at this point 😂
Because he is so inconsistent health wise and even if he plays then he is really good but he is barely on the court
Can't say that after last season, but it weird that people lash at a person that gets better every season, but all of a sudden gets shut down near the playoffs and people think he's "stealing money". Why train to be better then?
Why do you need Tatum when you have KD and LBJ?
KD can score better than Tatum
LBJ can score just as good at higher efficiency + elite playmaking.
Team USA starts trailing the moment LBJ goes to the bench. Luckily KD went on fire shooting 3s in the face of Serbia, but do not expect it to happen every single game.
@@yahnathantasian5152 These people are called casuals.
The Rainbow Booty Bandit Alliance kicked off Kawhi for being real😢
I feel like this is again a video were you blame LeBron. You just quoted Magic when talking about people blaming MJ for Thomas not being on the roster, yet your doing the same blame thing with LeBron. Player(s) didn’t want him, they wanted a role player. Your thumbnail also proves my point even more.
this channels sucks what do you expect
How is he blaming lebron? He’s blaming USAB and Nike. All he said was lebron “probably had the keys” but that’s only after AM hoops gave the more likely reasons…
Get LBJs dong out your mouth and try to be objective dude
Slobber more
LeWho? oh, you mean the dude who crowns himself? or the guy pretends to be reading books ahead of games? or the GM guy that's always recruiting (he said it himself) and can't win without help?
@@maxlin7208 no one wins without help dont fall for that narrative- every single legend also had hall of fame or all stars
No matter how good you are, if you can’t gel with the team, you’re not in. It’s just the nature of competitive sports.
I know why he got kicked off because he's an "Introvert".
now that kawhi retired it makes who knew what behind the scenes and who is REALLY telling the truth even more interesting.
Basketball skills are not enough when one is building a team. In addition, who pays the piper, names the tune. That’s The Way Of The World.
He's not a team player. He's an individual, period !
Kawhi has been UNRELIABLE for his Entire Hall of Famer Career.
Hall Of Fame career? HUH!!!
I dont see it.
It's crazy because Kawhi would have played better then Derrick White as a role player lol. 3nD Kawhi>Derrick
I guess, but all roles players have a ceiling by nature of the game. Both of these guys have the ability to reach that level so they pretty much draw even as role players imo... but you're obviously taking a healthy Kawhi any day of the week
KLaw would be in a cast by now
@@nickjones5495 Only concern is health yep, other then that on such roster he could fill any hole for the team.
Probably the same reason why jalen brown wasn't in the Olympics. Remember when he said: I don't think bronny's a pro? Everyone pointing at nike but no one pointing at that statement
When Load Management Goes Wrong!
He's the king of maintenance days. Kerr probably had enough of his rest demands.
Am hoops tries his hardest to find a way to mention lebron somehow
Cause LeBron is views
Because he's the biggest asset. As long as he's in the NBA there will be chicanery to keep him relevant.
Kawhi owns these bums anyway. 4 championships, 2 with Spurs and 2 with Raptors! He is a 14 times nba defensive players! 3 times nba Final mvp shares with Tim Duncan! Top 10 of all times
Jordan
Kobe
Wilt
Bill
Magic
Shaquille
Kawhi
Kevin Garnett
Denise Rodman
Tim Duncan
Nike : "Who runs Barter town?"
Team USA: "Nike!"
One thing I learned since he went to LA... Kawhi has always been about Kawhi.
Change your name to P.M. Hoops
Definitely💯🔥🤩
Durant was 53 points away from being team USA’s all time leading scorer (men’s and women’s, behind Lisa Leslie) going into these Olympics. Of course he’s going to be on the team regardless! 😆
Naw I just think it was bad look he's never healthy
That’s what I think honestly
No that wasn’t it. Kawhi gets hurt because he doesn’t play basketball at all during the summer and uses the preseason to get into playing shape. That’s why he usually sucks during training camp. This was the first time he was actually going to play competitive basketball in the summer leading into the season.
Just like life, it’s not what you know, it’s WHO you know. I like Kawhi, he’s a great player, sucks they had to treat him this way.
You surrounding yourself like that that's what it will be bruh
Kawhi would have used playing in the Olympics as a reason why he can’t play the season
He's not the same guy anymore! Literally watched him in high school then in person playing for the Clippers. He barely plays defense now and picks pockets in the game to be active offensively!
The people running this team are a pathetic joke.
It's Steve Ballmer definitely. He ordered Ty Lue to shatter Kawhi's Olympic dream. He's a business man looking out for his asset.
Grant Hill needs to be fired, now.
D White was a great addition to the team and he made a big difference.
POLITICSSSSSSSS
nope bro just doesnt wanna play ball - we all have degenerative knee issues its called aging bros soft
WOW! Nike must be stopped!
The team USA is made by LeBron, not by the USA basketball program.
it’s made by nike…
Y’all really like to make stuff up.Stop speaking out your ass cause all that comes out is bullshit😂
Everyone is not going to like you and not everyone is going to dislike you. It is better to have few friends than a lot of people.
Grant hill just jealous of kawhi so he took him out
I always believe Nike has a ton of influence on an NBA player's legacy. Case in point, I always felt James Harden (Adidas) should have won the 2018 MVP over Giannis (Nike). Same with Dwight Howard (Adidas) should won the 2012 DPOY over Chandler (Nike).
Bro tried to get a free gold medal 😂
How? Kawhi was going to play. He played 68 games last season you casual.
Bro look like Tom Brady mixed with Peyton manning
Kawhi went from Hero to Zero after he jumped ship with the Raptors and went to the Clippers. It could have been a back 2 back and 3 championship Rings instead the
inconsistent Clippers and he never came close to competing in the Finals. The last five years he has been The Flaw instead of The Claw. But good luck to Kahwi with the rest of his professional NBA career.
derrick white did amazing in Paris so maybe it was a good choice. he played his role perfectly
Remember what Jordan did to Isiah Thomas with the Dream Team. Difference is Lebron is a prima donna that wants so badly to play with his son he is willing to shit on anyone in the way.
Yup…Their are still alot of idiots out there that still believe this prima donna club is better than the yesteryear Dream team 😂
Lebron ant never really liked him I mean u see lebron having a good time with curry, kd and the rest lebron makes the decision for team USA just like Jordan had a final decision on his team USA
Even many American men disappointed that Clark from IOWA HAWKEYES didn't get to go Olympics summer games in '24, but she did visited Paris, France! You are right. I don't like U.S. decisions. I would recruit 24 players. Need to pick 24 players. Then get only 12 players. It's good to teach 24 players instead of 12. I believe players with many years has the final say than players with 1st year. Ironic. Should treat each player equal.
revenge season coming up for kawhi with full control after PG’s departure