Clearly, the US media’s headlines were dominated this week by the Toronto Raptors vs San Antonio Spurs matchup, and more importantly (to them), the return of Kawhi Leonard.
Outlets and fans both made predictions about what kind of response Spurs’ fans would throw his way as he walked back on the court at the AT&T Center on Thursday night. The fans lived up to the promise as Leonard was given the Vince Carter treatment immediately and thoroughly. It made for great theatre, even though the game itself was a bit of a blowout. Local and national media spent a lot of time on this, and so did we.