{"id":655340,"date":"2026-03-13T00:25:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T00:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/655340\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T00:25:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T00:25:29","slug":"kawhi-leonard-has-hilarious-reaction-to-postgame-brawl-hey-a-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/655340\/","title":{"rendered":"Kawhi Leonard has hilarious reaction to postgame brawl: \u2018Hey, a fight\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1242\" height=\"828\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9c79b1427b54835102bd5d2379f4c56f.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kawhi Leonard logged 45 points, five rebounds, five assists and one hilarious reaction to a postgame dust-up at Intuit Dome on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Just moments after Los Angeles beat up the Timberwolves, 153-128, in Inglewood, a skirmish between the two teams broke out \u2014 and Leonard\u2019s funny response to it all was captured on broadcast cameras.<\/p>\n<p>After showing love to one of his opponents, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/16\/sports\/aspiration-drama-has-followed-kawhi-leonard-and-clippers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Leonard looked to his left;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Leonard looked to his left<\/a> at the chaos, and calmly said, \u201cHey, a fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 34-year-old, known for his stoicism, then cracked a rare smile.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"The Timberwolves and Clippers got in a scuffle following their game at Intuit Dome on Wednesday.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/89d0da223a6054614974526ce9f8948e.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Timberwolves and Clippers got in a scuffle following their game at Intuit Dome on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The clip sent social media into a frenzy, with some of the videos garnering hundreds of thousands of views.<\/p>\n<p>The scuffle ended up being much ado about nothing \u2014 it was broken up just seconds after it started.<\/p>\n<p>Clippers guard Bennedict Mathurin <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/joeylinn_\/status\/2031975418207879217?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:told reporters following the fracas;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">told reporters following the fracas<\/a> that the issue between the two teams started after he tried to get the game ball for rookie Sean Pedulla, who had just scored his first-ever points in the NBA.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s likely frustration over Leonard\u2019s 15-of-20 shooting night played some kind of role as well.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Kawhi Leonard scored 45 points on 15-of-20 shooting in the win over the Timberwolves. He added five rebounds and five assists as well. NBAE via Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b92b937fd00b8e118c7a460a53c30ce6.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kawhi Leonard scored 45 points on 15-of-20 shooting in the win over the Timberwolves. He added five rebounds and five assists as well. NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn all honesty,\u201d Minnesota guard Anthony Edwards admitted after the game, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/news\/clippers-wet-celebration-irks-kawhi-195621959.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kawhi may be one of the best players;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Kawhi may be one of the best players<\/a> to ever play the game when he\u2019s healthy. I think a lot of his peers feel the same way about him. If he\u2019s healthy, 100 percent, ain\u2019t no stopping Kawhi.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Clippers have now won six of their last seven games thanks in large part to Leonard. 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