Kawhi Leonard Already Has a Laker Mural in Los Angeles
Written by SOURCE on June 30, 2019
The Lakers have enough cap space to offer one of this summer’s high-profile free agents a max deal and it’s pretty clear who fans want to see join LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
Just a day before free agency officially starts, Venice-based artist Gustavo Zermeño, Jr. put the finishing touches on a pretty optimistic mural. Zermeño’s painting features current NBA champion and Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard hoisting the Larry O’Brien trophy while donning a Lakers uniform. The mural is featured on one of Steve Aoki’s Pizzaoki restaurants near the Venice Boardwalk and both Zermeño and Aoki posted it to their Instagram pages.
At the top of the mural, Zermeño painted the phrase “Kawhi Not?” while captioning his post “Trying to paint it into existence.”
The Lakers were among the top teams to land Leonard going into Friday night. These reports have since been countered with claims that Kawhi and Kevin Durant were contemplating teaming up in Clippers uniform. But Zermeño is optimistic that the opportunity to play with Anthony Davis and LeBron James will lure Leonard to the Lakers.
This isn’t the first time Zermeño has immortalized potential incoming talent. After the Davis was announced, the artist quickly put together a mural for the Brow. He’s also put up a painting of LeBron James once he went west.
