The last time Kawhi had a sprained knee that bytch was torn. This shyt is over...
This dude's career will go down as one of the most enigmatic ever...
He was never the best player in basketball. But at his best he was one of the three greatest players alive, arguably the best two way player, and could be the best player in any series for you. His peak was dumb high but his prime was so short you have fairly weigh this when discussing his standing All-Time...
He was a generally great playoff performer but his resume does get gassed because there isn't enough there to call him a GOAT playoff guy. He wasn't even James Worthy level when the Spurs won in '14, so everything in his pre-prime isn't even notable...
His prime only lasted about six years and people forget the '16 disappearing act; people choose to overlook the '20 disappearing act; and his injuries really began mounting on the back half of his prime...
He had two "would be" runs that could've amounted to something legendary in '17 and '21 but he only played into the WCSF in '21 and didn't finish G1 of the WCF in '17. Not his fault, but losing postseasons to injury don't warrant extra credit...
He's going to become the face of the "what if" careers because of how dominant he could be at peak and the fact he did lead a championship run, once upon a time. People will always wonder how many titles his injuries took off the table for him...
have some dignity
