TORONTO — Kawhi Leonard loses zero sleep pondering his place in the pantheon of NBA greats. The Toronto Raptors’ All-Star is restlessly pursuing only one thing: a championship ring.

“I’m not playing the game for (notoriety),” Leonard said at NBA Finals media day Wednesday.

“I’m playing to have fun and try to be the best player I can be. I’m happy with myself and what I have done in my career and I’m just going to keep on from there. It’s not about me being famous or want to have more fame than those guys. It’s about me playing basketball and having fun on the floor.”

This is Leonard’s third trip to the NBA Finals, first going as a 21-year-old member of the San Antonio Spurs in 2013, when he was two years removed from playing at San Diego State. One of the Golden State Warriors’ five consecutive trips to the Finals came at the expense of the Spurs, but Leonard said that experience and his time in the Western Conference means little these days. — Reuters

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