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The Whiteboard: Kawhi Leonard needs Microsoft Word lessons

ByTi Windisch|
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 02: Kawhi Leonard #2 of the San Antonio Spurs warms up before the game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on January 02, 2018 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Matteo Marchi/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 02: Kawhi Leonard #2 of the San Antonio Spurs warms up before the game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on January 02, 2018 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Matteo Marchi/Getty Images)

Kawhi Leonard is really good at basketball, but he seems much less skilled at crafting documents in Microsoft Word.

When it comes to basketball being played, not many people on the planet are better than Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard. He’s a two-time Defensive Player of the Year who also looked like an elite offensive weapon in his last full NBA season.

Luckily for the ego of normal people everywhere, Kawhi does have at least one weakness (aside from clearly communicating his needs, which is a common weakness among men anyway). He’s pretty damn bad at making documents with graphics in (presumably) Microsoft Word.

I mean. just look at this thing:

The first thing that stands out is the text color. On many email platforms, including Microsoft Outlook, email replies or forwards are automatically in blue. Is this just a message crafted by someone else that Kawhi sent along?

Also, when it comes to the text itself, the letter is pretty repetitive. Lots of “THANK YOU”, which seems a little on the nose for this entire venture. There are too many exclamation points too. It feels like the author of this piece was trying a little too hard.

Finally, the logo needs a lot of work. I get that it’s a KL in a hand, which is clever because Kawhi has big hands, but it just doesn’t look like a player logo. It’s a little cartoony for that. A player of Kawhi’s caliber should be able to do better.

All in all, this presentation leaves a lot to be desired. Kawhi Leonard will probably return as a top NBA player, but I don’t think he’ll be taking home any awards for his document layouts from now on. Everybody’s got a weakness.

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