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Phil Handy shares Kawhi mic-drop moment from Raptors' title run

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Kawhi Leonard has a reputation for being quiet in public, but he's apparently a much different person behind closed doors.

During an appearance on the "All the Smoke" podcast, Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Phil Handy spoke about working with Leonard on the 2018-19 Toronto Raptors and echoed what others have said about him being a fun guy. Handy also shared a story about Leonard from the Raptors' Eastern Conference finals series against the Milwaukee Bucks.

"We were down 2-0 against Milwaukee. You know, Nick Nurse came into the locker room, said, 'We're gonna make some adjustments when we get back to Toronto and we're gonna be ready,'" Handy recalled. "And Kawhi said, 'The adjustment is I'm guarding Giannis (Antetokounmpo).' We walked out the locker room."

The Raptors went on to win their next four games to advance to the NBA Finals and then defeated the Golden State Warriors to capture their first championship in franchise history.

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