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Kawhi Leonard Plans to Play for Gregg Popovich, Team USA in Tokyo Olympics

Kawhi Leonard is planning to play for Gregg Popovich again and chase a gold medal.

Leonard said Sunday at the NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta that he is planning to compete with USA Basketball this summer at the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics—which would reunite him with Popovich.

Leonard spent his first seven seasons in the NBA with Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs, before moving on to the Raptors and now the Clippers. Popovich will serve as head coach at the Olympics for the first time.

“My plan is to go,” Leonard said. He helped Popovich and the Spurs win the 2014 NBA championship and was MVP of that season’s finals.