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L.A. tried to purchase a portion of the rights to Kawhi Leonard’s ‘Klaw’
logo from Nike
洛杉磯快艇嘗試要從Nike公司購買一部分Kawhi Leonard "Klaw"的商標權
The Los Angeles Clippers will leave no stone unturned in their quest to
convince Kawhi Leonard to sign with his “other” hometown team this summer.
According to Marc Stein of The New York Times, the Clippers recently looked
into acquiring rights to the now-defunct “Klaw” logo from Leonard’s time
with Nike as a means of courting him in free agency.
洛杉磯快艇今年夏天會用盡各種方式說服Kawhi Leonard，簽下他好讓他加入。根據紐時
Marc Stein的報導，快艇最近在找方法買目前停產的Nike為Kawhi出的商標"Klaw"的權利，
想藉由這樣的方式把他從FA市場上簽下來。
"The Los Angeles Clippers are said to have quietly looked into the feasibility
of purchasing the portion of the rights to Leonard’s “Klaw” logo that is
still owned by Nike. The Clippers did not immediately respond to a request
for comment Wednesday, but such an acquisition would theoretically enable
them to bestow full control of the logo upon Leonard as part of their
anticipated free-agency pitch meeting with the Toronto superstar."
「洛杉磯快艇被報說正在靜靜的研究要從Nike手上買Leonard的商標"Klaw"的可行性。目前
快艇對這消息沒有評論，不過這樣的動作理論上會讓快艇在今夏與這為多倫多超級明星會
面時多了一張牌，因為這樣理論上他們就會擁有Leonard商標的完整權利。」
The Times also notes that Nike has no intention of ever signing away the
rights to the logo to prevent New Balance, Leonard’s current endorser, from
using it in any marketing for the Toronto Raptors superstar. But the bigger
point here is that the Clippers went to such lengths despite the likelihood
that, if they were successful, implementation of Leonard’s old logo in their
recruiting efforts would surely have been a violation of league rules – that
is how bad Los Angeles wants to bring Leonard back to Southern California.
紐時也報導Nike目前沒有意願想要把這項商標權賣掉，這也讓Leonard目前的代言New
Balance都不能用這個商標。但是重點是，快艇寧可冒違反聯盟規定，若是真的成功的買到
Leonard的商標權，好讓他們在招募Leonard上佔到優勢，這樣費盡心機的舉動，代表了快
艇有多想要把Leonard帶回南加州。
Leonard, of course, has re-staked his claim as perhaps the best player in the
world during the playoffs after missing almost all of lost season, under
mysterious circumstances, with a quad injury. He’s averaging 31.2 points,
8.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.6 steals per game in the postseason, with an
elite true shooting percentage of 62.3. Perhaps his most valuable
contribution in Toronto’s hard-fought victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in
the Eastern Conference Finals, though, came on the other side of the ball,
when Leonard shifted onto Giannis Antetokounmpo in Game 3, helping propel the
Raptors to four straight victories.
而Leonard在因為大腿四頭肌傷勢幾乎一整季沒打球後，再次跟世界宣告這次季後賽他是聯
盟最佳球員。在本次季後賽，他場均31.2分，8.8個籃板，3.8次助攻，1.6次抄截，真實命
中率高達62.3趴。但是，對於他在東冠賽率領暴龍擊敗公鹿的貢獻上，可能還包括在防守
上，他在Game 3對位字母哥Giannis Antetokounmpo，幫助暴龍之後連贏四場擊敗公鹿。
Needless to say, the league’s landscape will be drastically altered no
matter what Leonard decides this summer. Of most concern to him now, though,
is dethroning the Golden State Warriors as a member of the Raptors in the NBA
Finals.
今年夏天不管最後Leonard的決定為何，都會徹底顛覆聯盟生態。不過現在對他最重要的
是，要以暴龍球員身分在今年總冠擊敗衛冕軍勇士隊。