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It's a bad look for Kawhi Leonard and the Spurs – and he's about to make it
worse

BY AILENE VOISIN

AVoisin@sacbee.com
April 17, 2018 05:41 PM

No one can speak for Popovich, but some of his closest confidants suspect
that if the relationship remains strained and the lack of communication
persists, he will pursue a blockbuster trade during the offseason and commit
to a parting of the ways. Already, according to multiple reports, several
teams are assembling packages that might appeal to the Spurs.



The Spurs could probably swallow hard and work with that. One stethoscope
does not fit all. But the Southern California native, who earns $20 million
next season and is eligible for a supermax contract extension, has gone
rogue, morphed from soft-spoken to silent. He occasionally texts with some of
his teammates, but according to Gasol leaves others in the dark. And the fact
he has been absent from San Antonio for weeks and is not expected to sit on
the bench for Game 3?



That’s a really bad optic, made even more jarring by the contrasting image
of his injured colleague in Oakland. Warriors guard Stephen Curry, out
indefinitely with a sprained knee, joined his teammates for pregame shooting
drills, took part in huddles and led cheers during the past two games. The
Spurs, meanwhile, more fragile and vulnerable than in recent memory, are
repeatedly asked about Leonard’s absence. For the most part, they reply in
weary, if tempered tones.



http://www.sacbee.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/ailene-voisin/article209146934.html

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