Published 18:01 IST, November 9th 2020
Lakers' celebrity fan Snoop Dogg gets a SURPRISE gift from Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard
LA Clippers star Kawhi Leonard was seen gifting a pair of New Balance sneakers to Los Angeles Lakers fan Snoop Dogg, despite the rapper trolling the franchise.
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Los Angeles Lakers fan Sop Dogg was one of many who trolled Los Angeles Clippers after y blew ir lead against Denver Nuggets in postseason. Clippers looked to be in complete control in second round of Western Conference semi-finals with a 3-1 lead but ultimately lost series 4-3 with Nuggets putting toger a roaring comeback. While Sop Dogg trolled Clippers, it appears Kawhi Leonard has made an effort to mend things with rapper.
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NBA news: Kawhi Leonard gifts sneakers to Sop Dogg
Despite Sop Dogg trolling Los Angeles Clippers for ir loss, franchise star Kawhi Leonard sent a huge gift to American rapper. Ironically, news of special gift was broken by Clippers superfan Marcellus Wiley. Wiley took to Instagram to reveal gift sent by Kawhi Leonard. In video, Wiley said that New Balance and Kawhi Leonard broke his heart as he concluded by underlining fact that he hates Sop Dogg.
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video n cuts to an Instagram story Sop Dogg sent to Marcellus Wiley, which disclosed latest New Balance shoes that were gifted by Kawhi Leonard to rapper. In video, Sop Dogg is seen praising Kawhi Leonard for gift, as he trolls Marcellus Wiley for t receiving anything despite being a Clippers fan. Posting video, Wiley wrote that along with Clippers losing, he was also hurt to find out that Kawhi Leonard gifted Sop Dogg new shoes.
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45-year-old n hilariously wrote that Kawhi Leonard in fact owed Sop Dogg shoes after he joined Clippers instead of LA Lakers last year. tably, Sop Dogg had done his best last year to convince Leonard to join Lakers. rapper had last year shared a video where he wrote that he wished 2019 NBA champion would make move to Lakers.
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A look at Kawhi Leonard stats section
Despite Clippers' season ending in disappointment, Kawhi Leonard had a solid season. According to Basketball-Reference, 29-year-old averd 27.1 points per game, along with 7.1 total rebounds and 4.9 assists. However, after departure of Doc Rivers, multiple reports covering NBA news have suggested that Leonard could look for greener pastures. That, however, is unlikely to happen this season.
Im Credits: Kawhi Leonard Instagram, Sop Dogg Instagram
18:01 IST, November 9th 2020