Kawhi Leonard’s recruiting pitch to Serge Ibaka was hilariously simple: ‘Hey, what’s up?’

Kawhi Leonard, as you know, is a man of few words.

But when those words are spoken, they’re gold. There was “A HA HA HA HA” or “Hey, hey, hey!” And who could forget him telling former Toronto Raptors teammate Serge Ibaka, “What it do, babyyyy!”

Speaking of Ibaka! He’ll reunite with Leonard in Los Angeles with the Clippers, and while speaking to reporters this week, he revealed how Leonard recruited him.

“He texted me, ‘Hey, what’s up?’” Ibaka said. “I said, ‘What’s up, bro?’ A moment later: ‘Bro, are you coming or no?’ Just picture Kawhi and his voice … it was funny.”

"Hey, what's up? Are you coming or no?"

Kawhi recruited @sergeibaka to the Clippers in the most Kawhi way possible 😂

(via @TomerAzarly) pic.twitter.com/moMfMOSGLo

— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) December 3, 2020

Hey, it worked! That’s all that counts! I can imagine Leonard’s reaction now might sound something like this:

Kawhi evil laugh 💀💀💀

(🎥 @honey ) pic.twitter.com/C5GPVdb0me

— NBA Central (@TheNBACentral) February 12, 2020