The Warriors were one of four teams kicking off the 2022-23 NBA season on Tuesday. As a result, all eyes around the league were on Golden State’s matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Well, almost everyone's eyes.
Stay in the game with the latest updates on your beloved Bay Area and California sports teams! Sign up here for our All Access Daily newsletter.
A reporter asked Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard after practice on Wednesday whether he watched the Warriors’ 123-109 win over the Lakers at Chase Center, and the 31-year-old had an interesting response.
“I didn’t watch it,” Leonard said. “I don’t watch basketball like that anyway, so. Whoever we play, I’ll see the film, but I pretty much will not watch the games on TV.”
The Clippers will be opening up their 2022-23 season against the Lakers on Thursday and the Warriors likely will be standing in Leonard’s way of reaching another NBA Finals.
RELATED: Klay Thompson describes how Warriors' offense was inspired by FC Barcelona
Golden State Warriors
Nonetheless, despite having a reason to watch the matchup, the Clippers star instead would prefer to use his downtime to go to Game 1 of the NLCS between the Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres.
Regardless, if the Warriors are going to win back-to-back NBA championships, the Clippers, with a healthy Leonard and Paul George, are picked by many experts to challenge Golden State in the Western Conference.