American basketball player

Kawhi Leonard

Kawhi Anthony Leonard is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A two-time NBA champion and Finals MVP, he is a seven-time All-Star and a six-time member of the All-NBA Team. Nicknamed the "Claw" or "Klaw" for his ball-hawking skills and exceptionally large hands, Leonard is often regarded as one of the greatest two-way players in NBA history, earning seven All-Defensive Team selections and winning Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2015 and 2016. In 2021, he was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.

Born

1991

June 29

Died

Living

Era

1990s

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Kawhi, in brief

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Key dates

1991 Born

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226 Cao Rui succeeds his father as emperor of Wei.
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1170 A major earthquake hits Syria, badly damaging towns such as Hama and Shaizar and structures such as the Krak des Chevaliers and the cathedral of St. Peter in Antioch.
1194 Sverre is crowned King of Norway, leading to his excommunication by the Catholic Church and civil war.

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The world in 1991

When Kawhi arrived

april 10 Italian ferry MS Moby Prince collides with an oil tanker in dense fog off Livorno, Italy, killing 140.
april 10 A rare tropical storm develops in the South Atlantic Ocean near Angola, the first to be documented by satellites.
april 14 The Republic of Georgia introduces the post of President following its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
april 2 Rita Johnston becomes the first female Premier of a Canadian province when she succeeds William Vander Zalm (who had resigned) as Premier of British Columbia.

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Anne-Sophie Mutter 1963– German violinist Eddie Mabo 1936–1992 Australian land rights activist (born 1936) George Ellery Hale 1868–1938 American astronomer and academic (born 1868) Giacomo Leopardi 1798–1837 Italian poet and philosopher (born 1798) Kim Little 1990– Scottish footballer Nelson Eddy 1901–1967 American singer and actor (died 1967) Petronilla of Aragon (died 1173) 1136– Quintin Demps 1985– American football player Ray Harryhausen 1920– American animator and producer (died 2013)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1991

Álvaro Soler 1991– Spanish singer-songwriter Anne-Marie 1991– English singer-songwriter C. J. Anderson 1991– American football player Dave Leduc 1991– Canadian martial artist Hansika Motwani 1991– Indian actress Jessie Diggins 1991– American cross-country skier Jiang Yuyuan 1991– Chinese gymnast Kelly Olynyk 1991– Canadian basketball player Konrad Hurrell 1991– Tongan rugby league player

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