Either due to injury or out of frustration, Kawhi Leonard refused to play for the San Antonio Spurs down the stretch last season, despite his team being in the thick of a tight Western Conference playoff race.
Leonard’s Spurs teammates even held a players-only meeting in which they emplored the star forward to come back and help them try and challenge the Golden State Warriors. But Leonard never returned, electing to stay in New York to rehab his mysterious quadriceps injury instead of helping his team on the court or supporting them on the bench.
It has been reported that Leonard was upset at being publically called out by a few of his teammates, inc…