After sharing the summer’s biggest trade, it’s finally time. The Raptors and Spurs meet up for the first of two matchups tonight at the AT&T Center, an arena that hasn’t been kind to Toronto — they’ve lost their last nine games there — and likely won’t be to their superstar player.
Yes, Thursday is the long-awaited return of Kawhi Leonard to San Antonio. After a season of disconnected communication circling Leonard’s shoulder injury, one that was mostly lost as he separated himself from the team, it’s unlikely Kawhi will find any friendly faces among those he visits tonight — least of which his old head coach in Gregg Popovich.