'Bad Philly Cheesesteak' Forces Sixer Opponent Out of Game

PHILADELPHIA- WTXF - When the 76ers played the San Antonio Spurs Monday night, the Spurs were without one of their best players, Kawhi Leonard, for an unusual reason: A cheesesteak.

That's according to a tweet by San Antonio reporter Jeff McDonald, who covers the team, who quoted Spurs coach Gregg Popovich as stating that Leonard would be unavailable due to a "bad Philly cheese steak sandwich."

The team's official account didn't mention any particular Philadelphia delicacies, but did attribute Leonard's absence to gastroenteritis:

Yet despite missing both Leonard and future Hall of Famer Tim Duncan, San Antonio managed to beat the Sixers 119-68.