Kawhi Leonard rumored to have landed in Toronto, helicopters and fans follow SUV with Finals MVP apparently inside
News and fans head to rumored meeting spots hoping to find out what the NBA star will do next
All eyes are on two-time NBA Champion and self proclaimed "fun guy" Kawhi Leonard as the basketball world anxiously awaits his decision during free agency, but Raptors fans have taken "Kawhi Watch" to a new level.
The initial Sunday free agency frenzy may be over, but NBA Twitter never rests. On Wednesday, a video of what looks like Leonard heading off a plane at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, and into a black SUV went viral, and people are putting on their FBI hats to break down the footage.
Here is the video of what maybe, possibly, could be Kawhi:
The MLSE plane has landed in Toronto and someone is here 👀👀
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) July 3, 2019
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(Via: @CP24) pic.twitter.com/LtM5es1rnn
talking to our in house chiropractors and anatomy specialists we have confirmed that the hand-in-the-pocket lean with the chin tucked down posture does match that of one Kawhi Leonard 🧐 pic.twitter.com/w5ru3w6p24
— Yahoo Sports Canada (@YahooCASports) July 3, 2019
According to NBA.com, the plane in the video is owned by a group that also works with the Raptors, and with ESPN's Jordan Schultz reporting Leonard's meetings with the Lakers and Clippers are complete, it adds up that he could be in Toronto today.
Helicopters and cars followed the SUV in question, with the footage streamed live on major Canada news outlets, while fans gathered at a hotel where his meeting is rumored to take place.
I can't believe this is a thing on TV right now #KawhiWatch #WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/slUuFoPG2c
— Jeff Veillette (@JeffVeillette) July 3, 2019
This is the growing crowd outside the Hazelton Hotel in #Toronto where it's believed Kawhi Leonard is about to meet with Raptors pres Ujiri and GM Webster
— James Wattie (@jameswattie) July 3, 2019
(Video: @GregRoss17)#KawhiWatch pic.twitter.com/tcBUtB7KSc
Of course with the drama comes the conspiracy theories, with fans joking that Instagram and Facebook were actually down so no one would know what Leonard is up to.
When you realize they shut the Instagram/Facebook servers down to prevent people from knowing what Kawhi is doing #KawhiWatch #instagramdown pic.twitter.com/1xJmirsDPM
— Jascha (@jaschaballer13) July 3, 2019
No word yet on whether No. 2 is the one in the car, or what colors the NBA star will be wearing next season, but until then:
Toronto right now. #KawhiWatch pic.twitter.com/YBFWs49TME
— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) July 3, 2019
















