Kawhi Leonard Reveals Bizarre Emoji Engraving On Raptors Ring

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Kawhi Leonard means a lot to the city of Toronto and the country of Canada as a whole. The Los Angeles Clippers superstar was able to lead the Raptors to their first-ever championship last season and the team is forever grateful. Last night, Leonard made his first trip back to Toronto since signing with the Clippers. The Raptors had a huge pre-game ceremony planned where they even presented him with his championship ring. These Raptors rings are pretty massive and the players have been quite excited about them.

After the game, Leonard spoke about his ring and how there is an "F you" symbol on it. Of course, he meant there was a middle finger engraved on his ring which had some fans thinking the Raptors were being petty. As he told Michael Lee of The Athletic, the symbol was simply to remind him which finger the ring is fitted for.

Leonard has always been known for becoming a bit of an unintentional meme and this whole ring debacle is yet another example of that. Having a middle finger engraved on your ring is a bit much although his reasoning kind of makes sense. Regardless, he should have known the fans were going to come through with some hilarious theories about it.

Hopefully, San Antonio Spurs fans don't get too offended about this whole thing.


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Alexander Cole is the current editor-in-chief of HotNewHipHop. He started at HotNewHipHop back in 2018 where he began as a Sports and Sneakers writer. It was here where he began to hone his craft, putting his journalism degree from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, to good use. Since that time, he has documented some of the biggest stories in the hip-hop world. From the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef to the disturbing allegations against Diddy, Alex has helped HotNewHipHop navigate large-scale stories as they happen. In 2021, he went to the Bahamas for the Big 3's Championship Game. It was here where he got to interview legendary figures like Ice Cube, Clyde Drexler, and Stephen Jackson. He has also interviewed other superstar athletes such as Antonio Brown, Damian Lillard, and Paul Pierce. This is in addition to conversations with social media provocateurs like Jake Paul, and younger respected artists like Kaycyy, Lil Tecca, and Jeleel!
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