--- title: Plant Guy Finally Fulfills His Dream at the Raptors Parade description: Plant guy finally fulfills his dream of delivering a housewarming plant to the NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard and here's the whole story. canonical: https://time.com/5609007/plant-guy-nba-parade/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-06-18T15:19:51.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:59:14.121Z og:title: 'Plant Guy' Has Delivered Kawhi Leonard His Housewarming Gift and the Internet Has Deemed Them Both Heroes og:description: He's been called the "funniest fan ever" for a reason og:url: https://time.com/5609007/plant-guy-nba-parade/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt77e3b2deb877de8c/69894b54e76ad214d3634cf6/plantguynbafinals.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Toronto Raptors Victory Parade & Rally og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 'Plant Guy' Has Delivered Kawhi Leonard His Housewarming Gift and the Internet Has Deemed Them Both Heroes twitter:description: He's been called the "funniest fan ever" for a reason twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt77e3b2deb877de8c/69894b54e76ad214d3634cf6/plantguynbafinals.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'Plant Guy' Has Delivered Kawhi Leonard His Housewarming Gift and the Internet Has Deemed Them Both Heroes by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Jun 18, 2019 3:19 PM CUT  Kawhi Leonard #2 of the Toronto Raptors interacts with the crowd during the Toronto Raptors Championship Victory Parade on June 17, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario. Kawhi Leonard #2 of the Toronto Raptors interacts with the crowd during the Toronto Raptors Championship Victory Parade on June 17, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario.Ron Turenne&NBAE/Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Jun 18, 2019 3:19 PM CUT Plant Guy has fulfilled his dream of giving Kawhi Leonard his housewarming gift — and the internet couldn’t be more thrilled. “[Plant Guy,](https://time.com/5607345/nba-finals-plant-guy/ "undefined")” as he has been dubbed, has been the subject of much adoration. Online, he’s been called a sensation, the “funniest fan ever,” and best of all? A hero. This most recent internet superstar sprouted onto the scene when he was celebrating the [Toronto Raptors’ ](https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/06/raptors-fan-plant-guy-kawhi-leonard "undefined")[defeat of the Golden State Warriors](https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/06/raptors-fan-plant-guy-kawhi-leonard "undefined") in Game 6 of the [2019 NBA championships in Toronto](https://time.com/5607127/nba-finals-canada-toronto-raptors/ "undefined"). He was lugging around a housewarming plant he had named “Kawhactus” with the hopes of bestowing it on the Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard. As superfans flooded the streets to join the revelry, he stood out. Perhaps his joie de vivre helped. But the huge plant with a story definitely did the trick. He rocketed to fame when he was documented by a Canadian news reporter. And he and his plant prop seized quite a bit of the shine with his plant mission. > [](https://twitter.com/globalnews/status/1139407920796319744) > [](https://twitter.com/EhBeeFamily/status/1139406876032946179) “It’s a housewarming gift for Kawhi. He’s staying!” he explained, addressing rumors that the free agent might move on. “I’m waiting. Have you seen him? …. Well, when you see him, tell him I’ve got a housewarming gift. Tell him I love him. Tell him thank you for the shot.” It’s the thought that counts. At Monday’s parade, he finally got his window and he took it, giving it to the star player with great ceremony. > [](https://twitter.com/RaptorsGirls/status/1140690034821124098) > [](https://twitter.com/TheCrossover/status/1140716609989951490) “If I made that man laugh over my nonsense, my life’s good,” he said in an interview with [Global News](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnxsIfOZJFY "undefined"). It was a fun moment in a victory celebration that also turned serious when gunshots rang out amid the revelry in Nathan Phillips Square. Toronto police confirmed that [four people suffered non-life-threatening injuries](https://time.com/5608663/toronto-raptors-parade-shooting-stampede/ "undefined"), and three people were arrested in the fracas. 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