Lakers fans are freaking out over Kawhi Leonard's Dodgers game appearance

Jordan Heck

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Kawhi Leonard showed up to Thursday night's game between the Dodgers and Reds in Los Angeles, and naturally there were some takes on what it meant. 

The first takeaway is obvious, and something The Ringer pointed out in their tweet: Leonard attends a baseball game, but didn't attend any of the Spurs' games. The other takeaway is that Leonard is going to be on the Lakers next season and win the NBA Finals.

At least, that's what you'd think reading some of the reactions from Lakers fans last night.

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Obviously there is a chance Leonard eventually does play for the Lakers, but him attending a Dodgers game is not any evidence towards that. Leonard was born in L.A. and heads back to his hometown every offseason. 

There's really nothing to be made of this. Earlier Thursday, NBA reporter Chris Haynes said on ESPN Los Angeles radio,"“I just don’t see the Spurs at any point trading their best player to the Lakers."

Also, as ESPN's Ramona Shelburne and Adrian Wojnarowski reported, a league executive told them L.A. believes it can sign Leonard in 2019 as he has an opt-out clause in his contract. 

“That’s why [the Lakers] are spinning it into ‘wait till next year,'” the executive told ESPN. “They know they can get Kawhi.” 

So settle down for now, Lakers fans. You might get Leonard in 2019, but don't hold out hope for the upcoming season. Especially not because he attended a Dodgers game.

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Jordan Heck is a Social Media Producer at Sporting News. Before working here, he was a Digital Content Producer at The Indianapolis Star. He graduated with a degree from Indiana University.