Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.
Kawhi Leonard was listed as questionable before the game, but there was a general sense of optimism throughout the day that he would maybe make a go of it. Walking in to the arena, I fully expected to see him in uniform for some reason. This notion was based on nothing. Just a sort of wishful thinking that we became all too familiar with last year as every new “optimistic” update rolled in. Surely, tonight would be the night that I’d finally get to see Kawhi play basketball again.