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Fans react to Kawhi Leonard learning Wing Chun

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August 26, 2025

Kawhi Leonard raising his hand high at clippers media day

Sep 30, 2024; Inglewood, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard (2) waves to fans who were attending the team during media day at Intuit Dome. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

Kawhi Leonard is one of the best players in the NBA, when healthy. The problem is, Leonard is always getting hurt.

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This offseason, Leonard is trying out a new strategy to “knock out” the injury bug. He’s practicing Wing Chun Kung Fu in China.

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Kawhi Leonard learning Wing Chun is the ultimate side quest 👊pic.twitter.com/n2AkIdrEKM

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) August 26, 2025

Okay, the real reason why Leonard is learning Wing Chun has nothing to do with self-defense against his injury history. Instead, Leonard is traveling on a promotional tour through Asia.

Still, this video caused fans to react.

@kawhileonard pic.twitter.com/VU7KUq4QFA

— ADW (@DL_RPh) August 26, 2025

Good marketing, China market is huge, bringing NBA to China is a genius move.

— Love_4_Crypto (@love_4_crypto) August 26, 2025

Dude is a natural

— Captain Poopy Shoes (@CapPoopyShoes) August 26, 2025

The fans sure did poke fun at Leonard’s new skills. Los Angeles Clippers fans will be hoping Leonard will be able to use his Wing Chun against opponents in the 2025-26 NBA season and lead the Clippers to their first NBA championship.

About the Author Published Aug 26, 2025

TITAN FREY

Titan Frey is a dedicated father to three wonderful children, whom he takes immense pride in. His passions include reading, writing, basketball, both playing and watching, and playing chess. Titan spent five years working as a journalist for the basketball website fadeawayworld.net, where he served as editor-in-chief for four and a half years. One of his most notable achievements was interviewing Chuck Cooper III, the son of Chuck Cooper, the first African American ever drafted by an NBA team, and writing a biography that has been praised as the most definitive article about Cooper’s legacy. Titan is the author of more than ten novels and the screenwriter of three produced short films. His newest young adult novel, Echoes of the Hardwood: Braxton Foxworthy’s Time‑Travelling Book Report, blends basketball history with heartfelt storytelling and is now available. Order here: https://a.co/d/bo7BYz1