Kawhi Leonard on playing for Team USA at Olympics: My plan is to go
Kawhi Leonard plans to play for coach Gregg Popovich, Team USA in 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games
Kawhi Leonard plans to play Olympic with Team USA.
Per ESPN, Leonard said Sunday at the NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta that he is planning to compete with USA Basketball this summer at the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics — which would reunite him with Popovich.
Leonard spent his first seven seasons in the NBA with Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs, before moving on to the Toronto Raptors and now the LA Clippers. Popovich will serve as head coach at the Olympics for the first time.
“My plan is to go,” Leonard said. He helped Popovich and the Spurs win the 2014 NBA championship and was MVP of that season’s NBA Finals.
The Tokyo Olympics begin July 23, and the U.S. plays its first game against France on July 25.
“If I feel up to it and feel ready to go around that time, then I’m going to play,” Leonard said.