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Kawhi Leonard does perfectly emotionless karate in video preview

This sneak peek came just in time for his Spurs season debut.

by Matt Ellentuck
Updated

With Kawhi Leonard set to make his 2017-18 NBA season debut Tuesday, FootLocker posted a sneak peek on its Instagram Story of a video featuring the Spurs star doing karate Monday night.

Staying true to himself, Leonard showed little emotion in the preview, which is absolutely perfect. The video got the internet to fall in love with the karate version of Leonard all over again before he steps on the court Tuesday night.

Here’s a better Street Fighter effects remix of Karate Kawhi:

Welcome back, Leonard!

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