Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers likens Kawhi Leonard's return to Toronto as “like Maximus coming back as the Gladiator.”

In the movie The Gladiator, Maximus dies at the end, but fans of the film always wanted a script which saw Maximus rise from the dead.

Leonard will get his championship ring from last season from the Raptors on Wednesday before the Clippers take on Toronto.

Leonard guided the Raptors to their first-ever championship last season and won his second Finals MVP in the process. The forward left Toronto after one season to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers, who acquired Paul George from the Oklahoma City Thunder as well.

Leonard averaged 26.6 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists during the regular season for the Raptors. As all superstars do, Leonard took his game to another level in the playoffs. He put up 30.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game in the postseason. Toronto defeated the Golden State Warriors in six games in the NBA Finals.

Kawhi is going to get a rousing standing ovation from the Raptors crowd. He was a professional the entire season and gave the Raptors and their fans something they have been missing — a championship.

The Clippers are 18-7 on the season. They are in second place in the Western Conference standings.