TORONTO — Though his jersey may have said Toronto, Raptors fans across the country — and beyond — are in mourning after star player Kawhi Leonard opted to leave Canada’s only NBA team. William Om, a 27-year-old Raptors fan from Montreal, said it’s painful to see an elite player come to Canada only to leave after such a brief period. “What happened in Toronto, the way he played and everything, made me admire him a little more,” he said. Andrew Ostasz, 33, of Hamilton said he was “disgusted” with the way Leonard left the team. As the acceptance begins to settle in, fans are turning their attention to all that Leonard brought to the Raptors in his short time in Toronto.

Source: National Post July 07, 2019 21:17 UTC