Kawhi Leonard is rarely amused, or so it often seems, to judge from his infamously stoic demeanor. In fact, when he offered a chuckle during his introductory news conference with the Raptors in September, the odd-sounding moment made headlines.
So it would have been noteworthy enough for Leonard to have said Sunday that he found something "funny." However, the larger context was that he was responding to comments made by his former coach with the Spurs, Gregg Popovich, who dinged Leonard for a lack of leadership qualities.
While discussing on Saturday the importance to San Antonio of guard Patty Mills, particularly after the retirement of Manu Ginobili and the offseason trade of Leonard to Toronto, Popovich said (via ESPN), "Kawhi was a great player, but he wasn't a leader or anything.