@@ZeitGeist_TV PG has played 34 more regular season games than Kawhi in 5 years on the clippers & kawhi missed a whole season.. plus kawhi is WAY better while PG asked for a NTC. It’s a simple decision
@@comicthecon I get what you're saying and yes when healthy Kawhi is a superstar however he's always hurt when it matters the most (playoffs) resigning will keep them exactly where they were with PG now without him - a first or second round exit.
No he's not. He's already accomplished and we've seen his greatness and his peak. What ifs are Derrick Rose, Grant Hill, Greg Oden, Jay Williams, Yao Ming.
It really sucks how much Kawhi’s reputation has become tarnished from his injuries and load management. Just a few years ago he was extremely respected all around the league and loved after that Raptors title.
We are not. My Clippers are blessed. Richest owner in all of sports who cares about the team, new state of art arena, Ty Lue signed long term contract, we’re still the best team in LA (a very attractive market) Life is good 🔥❤️
SAS I completely understand your point about him playing. You have to look at his perspective though. This era was kd bron and steph but kawhi is right there with them. This their last dance and they're doing it together. I'm pretty sure that's part of why he was determined to try.
Well, you need to say the same thing about EmbId and Anthony Davis. cause Philadelphia should be furious that embId playing in the Olympics. They can't get a full healthy year out of him.
Kawhi reminds me of Rodman who was also not available often and randomly showed up, yet definitely delivered....Paul George going to Spurs is one of the best moves...
Kawhi became a pariah on his own team. Too expensive to be left on the bench, too fragile to play and be relevant again. It's a shame, I liked this guy.
All I got to say is kawhi Leonard convinced Paul George to join him with the clippers instead of joining LeBron James on the Lakers if Paul George have made the right decision he would be a champion with a ring right now
So SAS, with your logic, it's also probably why he has never participated in an Olympic/FIBA competition after being in the NBA for 13 years and probably never will.🤔 Poor Kawhi.😟 He is getting up there where a number of players' career ended in 13 years. And he looked so happy playing with the USAm legends. 😢
Kawhi ain't playin for the LAC next season anyway... man, got to be honest... I'm so jealous to see some dude doesn't need to do shit and got paid top dollars.
Quite honestly Kawhi Leonard leaving team USA was like an actor leaving for a set that didn’t even wanna be in the movie so it’s not unpredictable. It’s pretty predictable and self-explanatory.
I feel sad seeing how Kawhi's reputation has deteriorated. However, I will always remember him for his 2014 Finals performance; how he was cooking the Warriors on game 1 of the WCF before Zaza's dirty play and his 2019 championship run.
At this Kawhi is indispensable team want him whether you like it or not his talent when healthy is top tier but he come with a lot of emotional baggage you feel for him but it like you can’t figure out to do with him period
If we be real, he is never really a stopper for bron. Maybe he could stop lebron for scorring barely, but not stopping lebron for winning, because we know that lebron's biggest strength is his ability to control the game not scoring @@James-jt1zf
@@James-jt1zfand he won a franchise the only chip they might ever get in his only season there. The injuries only prevented him from being greater than first ballot 💯
My opinion is that he knew the whole time he wasn't going to play for team USA but just wanted to show up to make sure he was in the team photos so people remember in the future that he was on the team.
In case you haven’t noticed all of them are the star players of their teams, so all of them are at high risk of losing their star player for open season and this being his only opportunity to get himself a gold medal is thoughtless and cruel of a man of his greatness. They almost lost without him
My thing is, was it actually his call or was it the teams call. Everyone is saying one of three things, Kawhi decided, It was mutual, or Team USA decided. If it was the teams decision then I aint gonna bash Kawhi at all, matter fact, I wont hold it against him for going this far. To say "How dare he put on a USA uniform" is stupid. You can say the same thing about Larry Bird who went with a bad back to the dream team, you can say the same for Lebron who is 43 years old and speed and stamina was on full decline in the last playoff game we saw, and you can say the same for A.Davis. Point is if you want to represent our country, go proudly and represent. He was good enough to bring us Gold before, and his injuries were for sacrificing his body for our entertainment. Last post I saw: USA Basketball made the call to send Kawhi Leonard home in the 'best interest' of the team: 'We had to pivot'. Why TF are we holding it against him if thats true?
I get the feeling there are many NBA stars that consciously try to do just enough in order to get the next contract. Fully guaranteed contracts was the worst thing to happen to the NBA from a fan perspective.
Why would leonard even be chosen.if you cant compete for your team on a regular basis because you are so fragile why should you play snywhere else and get hurt snd then your team has to pay your contract on a broken down player
But you were still right Stephen and Paul George has left the building. Kawhi Leonard is not leaving until he wins the championship from that team. Short term most likely.
Injury most likely had nothing to do with it. If injuries were a factor he wouldn't have made it nearly this far. Also the clippers literally said "we had nothing to do with this, we are legit pissed off at this decision, this happened because of USA basketball not us"
Dumbest decision in sports history was Kawhi leaving Toronto after winning the Championship in 2019. Kawhi would have had no pressure in Toronto after winning the title. There is no doubt that the pressure to win in LA got to Kawhi.
Kahwi Leonard is the ONLY player in NBA history to ever milk the NBA pay system ! No other player has made the money that he has made by playing the fewest games that a player could play ! He is making money off of his first two years of playing in the NBA ! He hasnt really played since his first few years in the league !
Kawhi, PG-13, KAI, Dame and a few others would’ve been as deserving but none of them are as important this year as Jalen Brown who was snubbed from this tournament.
It looks good on the Clippers considering how cocky Ballmer was at the press conference introducing Kawhi and PG.Majority of the time it fails when an owner thinks they can just buy a championship!😂
You completely miss the point...this is not about his injuries or his contracts or anything else. This is about a man who continually fails to honor his commitments. He should have known better.
Not a surprise at all, Lenard is a great player with multiple Rings and considering his health the last couple years I would have paused that trip to the Olympics and work on your health which is number 1, Go Lakers 🥷🏾🍾🎒📌
You know ya’ll need to stop hating on him and Kyri! He was done wrong as well as JT. That was a setup. His coach and team didn't have anything to do with that humiliation.
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Kawhi leaving team USA was as predictable as a movie with a trailer that shows the whole movie in it.
New world order 😂
He said he wanted to play with a straight face too lol
He might get injured on the plane to Paris 💀
You okay….?
@@HenryStan naw
Joel, so correct and funny 😅
Retire… nothing else to prove….
2 ‘ships
Finals MVP
retire before u tarnish ur own dang self
@@kingnegus77you said it best homie
Pre load management for the load management when the season starts
Dude has accomplished more than most Superstars in the league while playing half the time.
Kawhi played enough to get that extension and then it’s back to being hurt all the time
The fact they resigned him and let PG walk is crazy, I get it though he's the superstar but he's always hurt.
@@ZeitGeist_TV PG was the workhorse trying to keep things going. I don't know what the Clippers are going to do without him.
@@ZeitGeist_TV PG has played 34 more regular season games than Kawhi in 5 years on the clippers & kawhi missed a whole season.. plus kawhi is WAY better while PG asked for a NTC. It’s a simple decision
@@comicthecon I get what you're saying and yes when healthy Kawhi is a superstar however he's always hurt when it matters the most (playoffs) resigning will keep them exactly where they were with PG now without him - a first or second round exit.
The was a great heist
“He might get injured on the flight to Paris…He didn’t get that far. He only made it to Vegas.”
What a quote lol
@@tinoe96 ruthless
“Against Canader”…
😂😂😂
I still won’t forget when he called Golden Tate “Golden State” 🤣
My personal favorite is when he called the Lakers gm "Rob Pelinker"
Luker Doncic 😂😂😂
It’s only one player Stephen a despise more than kyrie Irving…. And that’s kawhi
KaWHY LENNIT
I’d argue that Ben Simmons is up there with Kawhi, while Kyrie dropped to third place.
Deserved criticism
@@YoshiBear17Kwame Brown toppin all these cats!
😅
Because he’s a gutless mute
Gotta recharge the batteries before he sits out most of the regular season again!😂
You was right about this guy
Tony Parker was right first
Bro kawhi got 2 finals mvp but he suppose to have like 7 rings he had potential to
Be the best in this era
Should go and get a Kawhi mini-figurine (Pat Bev), since u dream about and idolize him so much
SAS don’t play around when it comes to speaking his mind about Ben Simmons and Kawhi 😂😂
Paul George is just too nice. He got out of there because he is sick of Kawhi
😂😂😂😂
@@arbitScaleModels I never thought of that
Yea Paul better than me I would’ve been left
He better tread with caution... because Podcast P is to going regret this
@arbitScaleModels lol everytime paul george turned his head my boy kawhi chillin in da hospital somewhere 😅🤣🤣
Kawhi is going to be one of the biggest what ifs Barring injuries which is wild to say considering he has two finals mvps
No he's not. He's already accomplished and we've seen his greatness and his peak.
What ifs are Derrick Rose, Grant Hill, Greg Oden, Jay Williams, Yao Ming.
@@Seidylaskergrant williams?🤨wym?
He got 3 rings he ain’t no what if lol he is a “it is what it is “ lol
@@acito_20 2 rings*
Dudes a 2 time FMVP
The Lakers have their problems, but they dodged a bullet when Kawhi chose the Clippers.
Their main problems are they can’t seem to figure out Denver but they really had no problems with guys playing last year.
You a goofy if you think that. Kawhi on the lakers they would’ve won a ring EVERY year atleast 3-4
He should have not left Raptors
He had a perfect record of championships:seasons there
It really sucks how much Kawhi’s reputation has become tarnished from his injuries and load management. Just a few years ago he was extremely respected all around the league and loved after that Raptors title.
Might get injured on the plane to Paris😭😭😭😭
Right…..
Man Holiday Defense Off the chain ⛓️ lit
The Clippers are a cursed franchise.. all of their players have knee injuries dating back to the 70s
I concur
If they didn't leverage the farm for PG they would've been better.
We are not. My Clippers are blessed. Richest owner in all of sports who cares about the team, new state of art arena, Ty Lue signed long term contract, we’re still the best team in LA (a very attractive market)
Life is good 🔥❤️
@@trey_baker😂😂😂😂cap
@@trey_bakerI take lakers over clippers any day and i hate the Lakers
Embid is going to drop out NEXT. Why is he even playing?? Putting more miles on that bad knee.
No idea
Honestly I don't want him playing for team usa. He is a sellout to his own country and complains to the media all the time.
Olympics load management, nasty work 😂
SAS I completely understand your point about him playing. You have to look at his perspective though. This era was kd bron and steph but kawhi is right there with them. This their last dance and they're doing it together. I'm pretty sure that's part of why he was determined to try.
Kawhi is one my favorites but you’re right SAS. The man needs to get his health right the best he can and lock in next season.
Well, you need to say the same thing about EmbId and Anthony Davis. cause Philadelphia should be furious that embId playing in the Olympics. They can't get a full healthy year out of him.
Kawhi reminds me of Rodman who was also not available often and randomly showed up, yet definitely delivered....Paul George going to Spurs is one of the best moves...
Bronny got snubbed by Team USA
😂
Lol
Lol
😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂
Kawhi became a pariah on his own team. Too expensive to be left on the bench, too fragile to play and be relevant again. It's a shame, I liked this guy.
All I got to say is kawhi Leonard convinced Paul George to join him with the clippers instead of joining LeBron James on the Lakers if Paul George have made the right decision he would be a champion with a ring right now
So SAS, with your logic, it's also probably why he has never participated in an Olympic/FIBA competition after being in the NBA for 13 years and probably never will.🤔 Poor Kawhi.😟
He is getting up there where a number of players' career ended in 13 years. And he looked so happy playing with the USAm legends. 😢
Kawhi ain't playin for the LAC next season anyway... man, got to be honest... I'm so jealous to see some dude doesn't need to do shit and got paid top dollars.
He won 2 NBA championships and MVP. What have you done?
Kawhi needa retire I just honestly think dude don’t wanna play basketball
Kawhi is finessing the league hard, dude gets paid millions of dollars to sit on a bench.
Kawhi will never get 100%, he will always be in the Greatest HURT (list) Of all Time😁😁😁....But no question about his playing ability
Quite honestly Kawhi Leonard leaving team USA was like an actor leaving for a set that didn’t even wanna be in the movie so it’s not unpredictable. It’s pretty predictable and self-explanatory.
😂😂
I feel sad seeing how Kawhi's reputation has deteriorated. However, I will always remember him for his 2014 Finals performance; how he was cooking the Warriors on game 1 of the WCF before Zaza's dirty play and his 2019 championship run.
At this Kawhi is indispensable team want him whether you like it or not his talent when healthy is top tier but he come with a lot of emotional baggage you feel for him but it like you can’t figure out to do with him period
Kawhi Leonard is the closest thing to ben Simmons in missing games
Kawhi Leonard career is over 🪦
Fact
Welp first ballot HOF
@@Cookieugly1only because he’s a “Lebron stopper”
If we be real, he is never really a stopper for bron. Maybe he could stop lebron for scorring barely, but not stopping lebron for winning, because we know that lebron's biggest strength is his ability to control the game not scoring @@James-jt1zf
@@James-jt1zfand he won a franchise the only chip they might ever get in his only season there. The injuries only prevented him from being greater than first ballot 💯
My opinion is that he knew the whole time he wasn't going to play for team USA but just wanted to show up to make sure he was in the team photos so people remember in the future that he was on the team.
Which is dumb cause he still won’t get a gold medal!
Kawhi lookin good in work outs 😂 Until he sits out rest of the season 😂
Legend has it everytime khawii touch anything he's get hurt 💯
You okay …..?
@@HenryStan yu ok ???
Something going on between Kawwaii and Steve BaLLmore...it isn't looking good.
Remember people called this guy "the cyborg" on toronto and spurs
PG smart af for leaving the clippers
PG getting out and getting his bag was a godsend
So Kawhi Leonard is not playing with team USA I am blown away
In case you haven’t noticed all of them are the star players of their teams, so all of them are at high risk of losing their star player for open season and this being his only opportunity to get himself a gold medal is thoughtless and cruel of a man of his greatness. They almost lost without him
Been waiting for your reaction on First Take
My thing is, was it actually his call or was it the teams call. Everyone is saying one of three things, Kawhi decided, It was mutual, or Team USA decided. If it was the teams decision then I aint gonna bash Kawhi at all, matter fact, I wont hold it against him for going this far. To say "How dare he put on a USA uniform" is stupid. You can say the same thing about Larry Bird who went with a bad back to the dream team, you can say the same for Lebron who is 43 years old and speed and stamina was on full decline in the last playoff game we saw, and you can say the same for A.Davis. Point is if you want to represent our country, go proudly and represent. He was good enough to bring us Gold before, and his injuries were for sacrificing his body for our entertainment.
Last post I saw: USA Basketball made the call to send Kawhi Leonard home in the 'best interest' of the team: 'We had to pivot'. Why TF are we holding it against him if thats true?
The guy is used to not playing. Don’t break his streak 😂😂😂. He won’t tell you how to do your job, don’t tell him how to do his…😂😂😂
it's kind of messed up, they didn't let Kawhi play.
I get the feeling there are many NBA stars that consciously try to do just enough in order to get the next contract. Fully guaranteed contracts was the worst thing to happen to the NBA from a fan perspective.
I’ve been waiting to hear SAS take on this since this came out.
It's not like embiid isn’t always injured.
He was right ....AND still is ON THIS SUBJECT
kawhi predicted they will not win the GOLD
kawhi masih pantas jadi team USA
Someone gotta make a kawhi highlight reel of him just cooling on the bench 😂.
Props to Stephen A being on vacation and still working 😂
He made sure to leave after the team photos and they put his jersey for sale on the website...
Kawhi still in the HOF
Maybe
@@reginald9000not a maybe he will be for sure.
I ALWAYS KNEW KAWHI WAS REALLY CANADIAN
It's insane that they didn't give the opportunity to Jaylen Brown
Why would leonard even be chosen.if you cant compete for your team on a regular basis because you are so fragile why should you play snywhere else and get hurt snd then your team has to pay your contract on a broken down player
But you were still right Stephen and Paul George has left the building.
Kawhi Leonard is not leaving until he wins the championship from that team. Short term most likely.
How you surprised when you been advocating for it?🤣
Man said I woulda had him kidnapped if I was the owner 😂
I would question him actually being hurt
I can’t lie… you got this one 😂
Injury most likely had nothing to do with it. If injuries were a factor he wouldn't have made it nearly this far. Also the clippers literally said "we had nothing to do with this, we are legit pissed off at this decision, this happened because of USA basketball not us"
I’m starting to get annoyed with Stephen A’s slander of Kawhi
SAS: “Canader”
When he started ranting off.... I heard it in Bernie Mac.... aka.... Dollar Bill voice! lol
The rate the NBA going...all good players going to be retired due to injuries
Dumbest decision in sports history was Kawhi leaving Toronto after winning the Championship in 2019.
Kawhi would have had no pressure in Toronto after winning the title.
There is no doubt that the pressure to win in LA got to Kawhi.
The dumbest decision was choosing pg over Lebron and AD, Kawhi would have 3 championships right now if he joined the Lakers instead of the clippers.
@@jaydot4956 Your correct. He should have went to the Lakers.
Kahwi Leonard is the ONLY player in NBA history to ever milk the NBA pay system ! No other player has made the money that he has made by playing the fewest games that a player could play ! He is making money off of his first two years of playing in the NBA ! He hasnt really played since his first few years in the league !
Kawhi, PG-13, KAI, Dame and a few others would’ve been as deserving but none of them are as important this year as Jalen Brown who was snubbed from this tournament.
It looks good on the Clippers considering how cocky Ballmer was at the press conference introducing Kawhi and PG.Majority of the time it fails when an owner thinks they can just buy a championship!😂
I'm so surprised! ? bro your the only person say i dont want to see kawhi playing on USA
Imagine being a Clippers fan
Load management just got injured
You completely miss the point...this is not about his injuries or his contracts or anything else. This is about a man who continually fails to honor his commitments. He should have known better.
The fact that the clippers decided to pay Kawhy to play 55 games a year for the next three years instead of Paul George is WILD to me
SAS didn’t lie 😂😂😂 I’m convinced he spoke to baller as well 😂
Your about to get that phone call ☎️
Stephen A kawhi doesn’t care what you say or think
You made the call to make it happen lol
Not makin it Paris is krazy😂😂😂😂
Hopefully he didn’t get injured on his way back
As long as they paying for my name image n likeness. I’m ballin’, if healthy
Not a surprise at all, Lenard is a great player with multiple Rings and considering his health the last couple years I would have paused that trip to the Olympics and work on your health which is number 1, Go Lakers 🥷🏾🍾🎒📌
He got pulled because of your rant let’s be real
Same with AD. Bron should leave. You never no if AD gonna be available
How u say no to the richest man on the planet , even if you love your country?? question ?🤣
Yeah try being a clips fan. We’ll never get a healthy Kawhi in the playoffs besides the bubble..
Load management! 🤣
Dude should return to Spurs. It's time to come home, make peace with the mind, and heal up that body.
He got scared the shit out when he realized he would play against Jokic on the Olympics.
You know ya’ll need to stop hating on him and Kyri! He was done wrong as well as JT. That was a setup. His coach and team didn't have anything to do with that humiliation.