Kawhi Leonard made his return to San Antonio Thursday night for the first time as a Toronto Raptor, and it did not go particularly well. Leonard was heartily booed any time he touched the ball — whether it was before the game, during introductions, or after the ball was tipped — with fans even going so far as to start a “traitor” chant when Leonard stepped to the free throw line later in the game, and his team was run out of the gym as the Spurs came away with a 125-107 win.
To make matters worse, Leonard’s mom, Kim, was sitting in the crowd rocking her son’s Raptors jersey, had to deal with hecklers all night long.
Sorry mrs. Leonard pic.twitter.com/ZDffu2nfdS
— dshet (@duecedimedave) January 4, 2019
Shout out to Kim Leonard, though, who had no time for one particular gentleman who was yelling at her son. She stood up, told the man to “shut up” a handful of times, then resumed watching the game. The best part about this video is the look on said heckler’s face when Leonard’s mother responds to him.
Much like people on Twitter who hop in someone’s mentions to talk spicy only to be shocked when the person responds, this particular heckler didn’t seem to know what to do with himself after being rebuked. Kim Leonard is the real MVP.
