Salute the Spurs’ Kawhi Leonard

Just after San Antonio defeated the Miami Heat in the 2014 NBA Finals, Kawhi Leonard was named Most Valuable Player of the Finals. As Bill Russell presented Kawhi with the Bill Russell trophy, the entire Spurs team celebrated by doing the Hand Salute, which had recently been popularized by the Spurs bench.

I’m reminded of this because that Finals was the first time I knew (not hoped or believed — but knew) that Kawhi was destined to be a huge star.