Whoa. I read this on Reddit but is it true that if the Spurs keep Kawhi and he doesn't report to the team for like the first 30 days the next season, they don't have to pay him? And if the Spurs convince the league that Kawhi is faking an injury to refuse to play, that he can even have his FA rights revoked?
Remember, Kawhi's camp announced that he's healthy, so that argument would ultimately work in the Spurs favor. I think this was something that was also brought up last year involving Irving when he supposedly threatened the Cavaliers with "knee surgery" if they kept him.
If that's true, then the Spurs might actually have some leverage here. Also this would look really bad for Kawhi especially if he loses on $$$ and potentially FA rights as well. He'd also have missed like 1.5-2 years of playing time in the NBA.