Overnight, it was reported that Kawhi Leonard will sign with the Los Angeles Clippers. Let’s take a look at how Twitter reacted to make it a memorable night
Free agency, free agency time.
Kawhi Leonard has proved that he’s not much of a fun guy in the past days. He left everyone, specifically the Toronto Raptors, Los Angeles Lakers, and Los Angeles Clippers‘ fanbases, at the edge of their seats as they (try to) patiently wait for the MVP’s decision.
The NBA Twitter felt weird when it’s too quiet that a no-update update confirming that Kawhi won’t decide on that day sounded enough already. That means fans can go on with their lives for the meantime.
Luckily, (looking at you Clippers Nation), the agony of this loooooong wait is over. The Board Man gets paid with $140.6 million over four years.
Kawhi Leonard will sign with the Clippers. Send tweet.
Kawhi Leonard is getting help from Paul George who demanded a trade to OKC. Send another tweet.
In a true Kawhi fashion, the silent assassin and dynasty killer just left everyone surprised at 2:00 am ET, and below are some of the best tweets now that #KawhiWatch has officially ended.
NBA has done it again, as always
No one is safe in the NBA! A vet like Dwayne Wade, who played for 16 seasons, still gets amped up with league-shaking movements. Sophomore Trae Young knows what he gets himself into, and seems pretty thankful about it.
Surely, the NBA has done it again – it made us love it even more. Always have, always will.
Now that’s what I’m talking about!!!The NBA man!!!!!
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) July 6, 2019
Best league in the world!!!! @NBA
— Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) July 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/andrewbogut/status/1147387252860788738
This League is different man.... always something happening!!!
— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) July 6, 2019
— Larry Nance (@Larrydn22) July 6, 2019
Kawhi being Kawhi
A crazy game-winner that took four bounces before it finally got in, infamous ha-ha-ha laugh after a championship speech, and now Hollywood-bound with a new teammate Paul George. Kawhi is a gift that keeps on shocking us.
What in the world just happened????
— Kevin Love (@kevinlove) July 6, 2019
YO WHAT IS GOING ON!!!!
— Josh Hart (@joshhart) July 6, 2019
KAWHI REALLY DROPPED HIS DECISION LIKE A BEYONCE ALBUM, SWIFTLY AND QUIETLY IN THE NIGHT
— Alexis Morgan (@alexismorgan) July 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/MilesBridges/status/1147385676180013056
Bruh, speechless!
— Bradley Beal (@RealDealBeal23) July 6, 2019
So you found the number huh?? https://t.co/iyBRC0aprR
— Jusuf Nurkić 🇧🇦 (@bosnianbeast27) July 6, 2019
I was wrong. Dead wrong. No one saw this timeline or the Clips also adding PG! Wow!!! #Kawhi
— Jalen Rose (@JalenRose) July 6, 2019
A W for Pat and Lou
Patrick Beverly’s clap-back to a Twitter user who called the Clippers a Junior Varsity team of Los Angeles team was nothing short of perfect timing. A day after that, he and Lou Williams are flexing online with their laughs and telling people not to talk to them, as they just became a legitimate contender in the Western Conference. Just don’t talk to ’em.
Pretty great reaction to the Paul George/Kawhi Leonard news from Pat Bev and Lou Will (via Pat's IG https://t.co/KMecXtF13y) pic.twitter.com/E6Rd1No6I8
— Sabreena Merchant (@sabreenajm) July 6, 2019
Don’t talk to me
— Patrick Beverley (@patbev21) July 6, 2019
Now that the most-anticipated decision has been made, we’re left to guessing the next steps of Kawhi. Maybe he just sent a “let’s-do-something-great” text message to Paul George. He might be still filling the moving boxes he got at Yorkdale Home Depot back in Canada with Raptors mementos. With Kawhi, we’ll never know what he wants to do, babeeee.
Where does this rank on your favorite free agency season?