I just never heard him say that. I only heard ESPN with their ‘according to league sources’ which tend to be wrong more often than they’re right.At the time of the trade he said he won't play for Toronto. Changed his mind days later. For obvious reasons.
He grew up and played his entire life in the south west so I can understand why a move to the north east wasn’t all that appealing.. but he came in, did his job, and looked like the best player in the world through April, May and June which is why the Raptors gambled on him in the first place.
Disappointing that he left, but it’s hard to be mad at Kawhi for what he did as a Raptor.