Los Angeles Lakers fans are in their feelings after Kawhi Leonard spurned them for their crosstown rival, the Los Angeles Clippers, on Saturday.
The reaction to Leonard's move has sparked the usual basketball fan anger, but one coffee shop is taking it a step further.
Eater Los Angeles reports Alfred Coffee, an LA-based coffee chain, posted an Instagram story stating they would refuse to serve Leonard, his new partner in crime Paul George and "anyone affiliated with The Clippers organization."
Nice work @alfredcoffee
pic.twitter.com/vKY3vLIm01— Tucker Tashjian (@WolfgangTuck) July 8, 2019
The post, tagged by the owner of the chain Alfred, got crushed on Twitter, and the coffee company's social media feeds were inundated with Clippers fans clowning them.
As if kawhi doesn’t get his coffee by eating grounds with a spoon https://t.co/SqIzY7gMD3
— Dani (@jawnnutty) July 8, 2019
@alfredcoffee been a longtime fan of your coffee but your little kawhi Leonard stint cost you my business for life. LA isn’t just Laker fans.
— Go Clips Go! (Brandon) (@goclipsgo13) July 8, 2019
And by doing this the chain now gets free press and a little love from the majority fan base. I didn't even know this chain existed before this. This will probably not be the last business to use this kind of advertising, either, however petty.
— James M. (@Spike81842963) July 8, 2019
I hope he buys it out and names it Kawhi Coffee. #NBA
https://t.co/8uI2rcslP2— Sam Ingro (@SamIngro) July 8, 2019
Pettiness is at an all-time high https://t.co/Wbz5E68niN
— Ryan (@rsnellings25) July 8, 2019
Clippers fans continue to comment on the situation and complain about unruly Lakers fans who are overreacting to Leonard's decision to spurn LeBron.
We'll see what happens if Leonard or George show up to the shop looking for a latte.
