Kawhi Leonard breaks silence but stays quiet on reasons for wanting out of San Antonio

The Star | August 9, 2018

Kawhi Leonard’s first public statement since being part of a blockbuster NBA trade last month is full of thanks but short on explanations.

The newly-acquired Toronto Raptors forward thanked everyone imaginable in San Antonio in a statement given to the San Antonio Express-News on Thursday but did not expand on the reason for his departure from the Spurs.

Kawhi Leonard has been silent since being acquired by the Raptors from San Antonio as part a trade for DeMar DeRozan and isnu2019t expected to address Toronto media until training camp in September. — Kawhi Leonard has been silent since being acquired by the Raptors from San Antonio as part a trade for DeMar DeRozan and isn’t expected to address Toronto media until training camp in September.

Leonard, obtained by Toronto along with Danny Green for DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl and a protected 2019 first-round draft pick, thanked the Spurs organization, coach Gregg Popovich, all of his teammates without naming any and the team’s fans in a seven-paragraph statement.