Los Angeles Times

Kawhi Leonard vs. Raptors will be the rarest kind of reunion of a star and his former team

LOS ANGELES - When the Toronto Raptors became the first NBA franchise outside the U.S. to win the championship last June, Mfiondu Kabengele was in Florida.

Wanting to experience the celebration unfolding in Toronto, the city that was a 50-minute drive from his Ontario hometown, the 6-foot-10 center from Florida State grabbed his laptop and logged into a website of a Canadian television provider.

"People were flooding the streets," Kabengele said, a smile still wide from the memory. "Hanging off the street

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times6 min readAmerican Government
How Kevin McCarthy Is Influencing This Congressional Race — Without Being On The Ballot
VISALIA, Calif. — As he stood on a sun-dappled patio overlooking the Visalia Country Club, Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux didn't mince words about his chances in his run for Congress. "I am the underdog," Boudreaux told a crowd of supporters. "
Los Angeles Times5 min read
Mary McNamara: Being A ‘Doctor Who’ Fan Means Learning How To Love And Lose And Love Again
I’m four episodes into the reign of Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor ... well, five if you count the “Doctor Who Special 4” in which he met his companion Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) ... well, five and a half if you also count the “Doctor Who Special 3”
Los Angeles Times6 min read
In Rural Calif., Serenity Threatened By Planned Battery Facilities, Costlier Fire Insurance
ACTON, Calif. -- On five acres in Acton, Christina Weyer and her husband care for rescued senior and special-needs equines. At the moment, six horses and 13 donkeys, along with a dog and a clutter of feral cats, share the property. In this dry, winds

Related Books & Audiobooks