Sportsman of the Week Ending 5/26/2019

The Toronto Raptors shocked a lot of teams to crash the NBA Finals, however it was done with a familiar source.  Forward Kawhi Leonard outplayed MVP candidate Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo to win Games 3 through 6 and pace the Raptors to their first Eastern Conference title.  According to media reports, Leonard was slowed by injury, but it didn't show.  In the four wins to beat the Bucks, Leonard averaged 29 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists when they needed it the most.  Leonard is an NBA Champion and showed that he is ready to take down the Warriors.  For the second time in this blog history, Kawhi Leonard is the Longhorndave Sportsman of the Week!

Sportsman of the Week Ending 3/23/2014

This one is probably overdue from a few weeks ago when he was on a ridiculous streak, but that was during the NFL playoffs so it was hard to work him in.  No fear, the projected 2013-14 NBA MVP has had another worthy week.  This week Kevin Durant went off for 40.3 PPG (bolstered by a 51 point performance, including a go-ahead 3-pointer in the last two seconds to beat the Toronto Raptors).  He also chipped in an average of 11.7 rebounds and 6 assists.  And his Western Conference 2-seeded (at the moment) Oklahoma City Thunder went 3-0, all on the road in the midwest.  He doesn't seem to be tiring, and raising your level of play this time of year usually bodes well.  Congratulations to Kevin Durant, he's the Longhorndave Sportsman of the Week!