Mayor of Toronto John Tory, took to on Saturday, in a comical video to lament the loss of Toronto Raptors star player Kawhi Leonard heading to the Los Angeles Clippers.
âSo whatâs to say, maybe it was the jacket,â Tory says with a shrug at the start of the video. âMaybe he didn't like the jacket.â
Tory went on to thank Kawhi for âbringing a championship to the cityâ and for the âinspiration and excitementâ he brought to Toronto.
Tory also wished Kawhi âgood luck â but not too muchâ to the athlete and jokingly promised âno mercyâ in future games.
Renowned Raptors super fan Nav Bhatia told ŰÎŰ´ŤĂ˝ Channel on Saturday that heâs âseen trades before,â and heâs not âdropping any tearsâ on the situation.
âTo me, itâs OK, itâs NBA, the business as usual,â Bhatia said. âWe have done everything we can, we offered him everythingâŚhe was going to be the king of CanadaâŚin the end, we respect his decision.â
Bhatia said in the meantime he has full faith in Raptors General Manager Masai Ujiri and that the Raptors will have a âgreatâ team next season.
âThis was a team win, a team championshipâŚso thank you Kawhi, thank you Danny GreenâŚwe [will] move forward with hope and a lot of excitement.â