Nick Nurse Reveals Kawhi Leonard's Amazing NSFW Reaction to Losing Game 2
By Adam Godfrey
The Toronto Raptors are one win away from capturing their first NBA championship over the Golden State Warriors.
The series began with the Raptors taking Game 1 in Toronto, followed up by a Warriors win on the road in Game 2. After their loss at home, however, the Raptors were not discouraged. They were the exact opposite-- especially their star player Kawhi Leonard.
Nick Nurse said in the locker room after Game 2, he told the team they just had to get one of the two games in Oakland. Nurse said Kawhi Leonard responded, “(expletive) that. Let’s get them both.”
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In the locker room after the loss, head coach Nick Nurse told his team that they needed to steal one from the Warriors when the series shifted to Oakland. Instead of agreeing with his coach, Leonard had an awesome and inspiring response with a perfectly chosen profanity.
He said something along the lines of forget one, let's take both games. His quote may have been a little less PG, but that can be left to the imagination. Regardless, Leonard and his team followed through and took both games from the Warriors at Oracle Arena.
The stage is set.
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) June 10, 2019
Tonight, we sing the anthem together all in red.
Gates open at 7pm, get those shirts on & let 'em hear us. #WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/gJjT0CtMh8
The Raptors have a chance to end it all in Game 5 at home to ear the franchises first ever NBA championship in it's 24 years of existence, and Leonard has made all the difference for this team. Despite being very obviously less than 100% due to injury, he is making his case for being the best player in the world.
If the Raptors were to win the series and capture the NBA title, it should be a no-brainer to award the NBA Finals MVP trophy to Leonard for the second time in his career.