The sporting world always has something to offer to the fans amid intense action on the field. Recently, American rapper Wiz Khalifa reminded NBA fans of Kawhi Leonard after an awkward moment with a NASCAR reporter. The Los Angeles Clippers star became a meme after his funny laugh caught attention in 2018. Similarly, the rapper pulled out a ‘Leonard-ish’ laugh before his performance at NASCAR’s race at the LA Memorial Coliseum. 

NASCAR kicked off its first race for the year at the Coliseum in LA. After a winless year, Martin Truex Jr. began his 2023 campaign with a victory. Many celebrities like UFC’s Chuck Liddell, and Grand Marshal Rob Lowe witnessed the race, but the rapper caught the attention of the fans and became viral on social media.

Wiz Khalifa turns into Kawhi Leonard

Ahead of the performance, Wiz Khalifa joined in live for a quick interview with Fox Sports reporter, Shannon Spake. The reporter asked the rapper what to expect from his performance later that day. Khalifa replied, “Real smokey,” with a giggle. The reporter further asked him to elaborate on his statement. The ‘Young, Wild and Free’ singer burst into an awkward laugh after saying, “Lot of gas.” However, following the interview, the video clip surfaced on social media garnering a lot of hilarious reactions from the fans.

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Fans soon flooded the comments section with hilarious reactions to the video clip. One user said, “Bro sounded like Kawhi Leonard.”

Following are some reactions from NBA fans:

“He was proud af of the gas joke.”

“She has 0 clue what “Gas” actually means”

“Raps kawhi”

“Kawhi twin i swear all these celbs related”

“Kawhi?”

“Sound like Leonard when he laughed”

A look back at the Kawhi Leonard laugh

The Clippers star became viral several times for his awkward moments on camera. Leonard caught the attention of meme creators with his wild chuckle during his first-ever press conference for the Toronto Raptors in 2018. Similarly, the star grabbed attention again with an awkward stare during an NFL playoff game in 2022. 

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What do you make of Kawhi Leonard’s and Wiz Khalifa’s laughs? Were they similar sounding to you? Let us know in the comments below.