Kawhi not getting trashed while PG13/Giannis does, is a textbook showcase that Championships earn you respect that ringless players will never get.

As much as I dislike Kawhi since his cowardly Spurs exit, he's just not gonna get as much criticism cause his brand is fucking nonexistent. He signed with fuckin New Balance and they squandered their opportunity last season to make anything of it.

LeBron is actually one of the top 3 players of all time in most peoples eyes so he'll always draw attention and his personality amplifies it. Steph has a huge brand as well and likable by many, but will also attract a ton of haters naturally. Nobody knows anything about Kawhi other than that he plays basketball well most of the time, so there's not much ammo to go off of except that he played like shit last night lole.

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