{"id":122483,"date":"2023-11-23T09:47:57","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T09:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/23\/san-antonio-spurs-coach-gregg-popovich-chastises-fans-for-booing-kawhi-leonard-in-loss-to-la-clippers\/"},"modified":"2023-11-23T09:47:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T09:47:57","slug":"san-antonio-spurs-coach-gregg-popovich-chastises-fans-for-booing-kawhi-leonard-in-loss-to-la-clippers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/23\/san-antonio-spurs-coach-gregg-popovich-chastises-fans-for-booing-kawhi-leonard-in-loss-to-la-clippers\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich chastises fans for booing Kawhi Leonard in loss to LA Clippers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/131797988_gettyimages-1797516369-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"_131797988_gettyimages-1797516369\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kawhi Leonard played for the San Antonio Spurs from 2011 to 2018<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich chastised home fans who jeered former player Kawhi Leonard during the 109-102 defeat to LA Clippers.<\/p>\n<p>Leonard left the Spurs in 2018 and was booed by their fans as he lined up to take free throws in the second quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Popovich grabbed a courtside microphone to make a spikey announcement.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cExcuse me for a second, please stop all the booing. Let these guys play, and show a little class, it\u2019s not who we are. Knock off the booing,\u201d he said<\/p>\n<p>Leonard played a starring role in the Spurs\u2019 NBA Finals victory in 2014, being\u00a0named Most Valuable Player in the 4-1 series victory\u00a0over the Miami Heat.<\/p>\n<p>However, he asked to be traded four years later during his rehabilitation from injury.<\/p>\n<p>Popovich only briefly touched on the subject when he spoke to reporters after the match and said he did not want Leonard to be fired up by the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Leonard ended up top scorer for the Clippers in the match at the Frost Bank Center with 26 points, including scoring free throws either side of Popovich\u2019s request over the public address system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t poke the bear. Anybody who knows anything about sports knows you don\u2019t poke the bear,\u201d Popovich added.<\/p>\n<p>Leonard said he was not surprised by the reaction of the Spurs fans, who he acknowledged were some of the most passionate supporters he had encountered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I don\u2019t have a Spurs jersey on they\u2019re probably gonna boo me for the rest of my career,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is what it is. 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