David Robinson Says He Tried to Reach Out to Kawhi Leonard 'Several Times'

Former Spurs legend David Robinson said he reached out to Kawhi Leonard multiple times, as the drama between Kawhi and the Spurs played out, and never heard back from him.

Former Spurs David Robinson joins Kawhi Leonard #2 of the San Antonio Spurs.
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SAN ANTONIO,TX - OCTOBER 18: Former Spurs David Robinson joins injured Kawhi Leonard #2 of the San Antonio Spurs during pre-game activities before the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves at AT&T Center on October 18, 2017 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Cortes/Getty Images)

Former Spurs David Robinson joins Kawhi Leonard #2 of the San Antonio Spurs.

Witnessing Kawhi Leonard's transformation from underappreciated superstar to bane of San Antonio was an interesting spectacle to witness (from afar), but now it's over with Kawhi in Toronto.

Now that he's out, the majority of San Antonio's headache is behind them (at least until it's time to hype Toronto's visit to the Spurs' AT&T Center) but that doesn't mean we can't still learn of Kawhi-related drama that was going on behind the scenes during the prolonged duration of all that BS. One such revelation became public on Monday, when ex-Spurs legend David Robinson told ESPN's Rachel Nichols that he tried on several occasions to reach the unhappy star while all this was playing out, but he was never able to get Leonard to actually pick up his phone:

David Robinson tells me Kawhi Leonard’s departure from San Antonio is “one of the oddest situations I’ve seen since I’ve been in pro basketball." He says he tried to reach out to Kawhi several times in recent months, but never got an answer back. pic.twitter.com/k4mNiqGxQM

— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) July 23, 2018

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