It's OK,Hole in law (2020) Watch online everybody: Kawhi Leonard has apparently notcut his braids.
And thus, a legion of fans exhales after a brief moment of questioning everything it thought it knew about the NBA and the universe.
SEE ALSO: How Derek Jeter's once-mocked startup became a sports media powerhouseLeonard is an NBA superstar for the San Antonio Spurs. His quiet, humble demeanor and his braids have been trademarks since before he entered the league in 2011. So when a photo emerged Tuesday night of Leonard apparently sporting a closely cropped hairdo, NBA fans kind of freaked out.
After all, this was the perfect morsel of quasi-important news for the NBA off-season, when nothing's really out of bounds.
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People couldn't believe it.
When I found out Kawhi Leonard cut his braids
— Chris Aulds (@ChrisAulds_45) June 21, 2017
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The story got picked up by national media.
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The Rooteven weighed in that it looked like Leonard "cut his braids off with a rusty spoon."
Ouch!
But ...
On Wednesday morning, Jabari Young, who covers the Spurs for the San Antonio Express-News, debunked the story.
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So what gives? Photoshop job? Filters creating an optical illusion? This world holds many mysteries, but we trust Young's reporting here and will consider the case closed.
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