The NBA dropped a historic hammer on the LA Clippers and superstar forward Kawhi Leonard following a extensive independent investigation into salary cap circumvention. Conducted by law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, the year-long investigation concluded that the franchise engaged in a pattern of severe rules violations, improperly routing off-court financial benefits to Leonard […]
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The NBA announced Wednesday that the LA Clippers and Kawhi Leonard violated the league’s salary-cap circumvention rules, resulting in sweeping penalties that include five forfeited first-round picks, a $30 million fine and major suspensions within the organization. The ruling followed an independent investigation by Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, which the NBA said uncovered a […]
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Clippers star Kawhi Leonard is expected to leave and join his former team, the Toronto Raptors, once a previously agreed trade goes through. The post Kawhi Leonard Escapes Clippers Disaster With Blockbuster Raptors Return appeared first on LA Sports Report.
Kawhi Leonard has broken his silence. Weeks after investigative journalist Pablo Torre’s report first exposed how the Los Angeles Clippers allegedly funneled money his way, the NBA has closed its year long investigation into the two time Finals MVP. The league’s decision landed on Wednesday, and it hits far beyond Leonard. What the findings revealed about [...]
NBA tyrimas dėl Los Andželo „ Clippers “ ir Kawhi Leonardo skandalo oficialiai baigtas, o paskelbtos pasekmės – triuškinančios. Lygos vadovybė pranešė, kad „Clippers“ klubas ir Leonardas buvo nubausti už algų kepurės apėjimo taisyklių pažeidimus, numatytus kolektyvinėje sutartyje (CBA) tarp NBA ir žaidėjų asociacijos (NBPA). Sprendimas priimtas remiantis nepriklausomo tyrimo, kurį atliko teisės firma „Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz“, surinktais įrodyma...
Remember when the NBA had supposedly found no evidence that Steve Ballmer funneled money through Clippers sponsors to Kawhi Leonard to circumvent the salary cap? That was 16 days ago. Things have changed. ESPN reported Aug. 17 that the NBA had found no evidence showing Ballmer funneled money through sponsors to Leonard for the purpose […]
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As the basketball world digests the ramifications of the penalties the NBA levied on the Clippers for violating the league’s cap circumvention rules, there’s another piece of business for the embattled Los Angeles team to attend to: the still-pending Kawhi Leonard trade to the Raptors. The deal has, to this point, remained unofficial as the […]
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The NBA has come down hard on the Clippers following its investigation into Kawhi Leonard and potential salary cap circumvention. Los Angeles will lose five future first-round picks from 2029 through 2033, while owner Steve Ballmer has been fined $30 million and suspended from all league and team activities for one year. President of business […]
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The NBA has finally handed down its punishment over the Kawhi Leonard sponsorship scandal, and the consequences for the Clippers are enormous. Los Angeles has been stripped of five future first-round picks, covering every draft from 2029 through 2033, while owner Steve Ballmer was fined $30 million and suspended. Clippers executives Lawrence Frank and Gillian […]
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The Los Angeles Clippers finally got an answer on the NBA’s cap circumvention investigation, but it’s not the one they were hoping for. Despite claiming innocence and complying with the league throughout the process, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver came down with strict penalties, including a $30 million fine, the loss of five draft picks, and […]
With the NBA’s punishment handed down to the LA Clippers on Wednesday regarding the league’s investigation into possible salary cap circumvention when the team signed Kawhi Leonard, it was merely the organization’s second rodeo with commissioner Adam Silver. The Clippers first run-in with Adam Silver came during the 2013-14 season when the first-year commissioner banned […]
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Pablo Torre was accused of trying to ruin people’s lives. Might be time for some apologies. For nearly a year, Torre kept reporting on Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers, Steve Ballmer and the possibility that money outside Leonard’s NBA contract was being used to circumvent the salary cap. He didn’t make the story up. He didn’t […]
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The Los Angeles Clippers were hit with massive punishments on Wednesday in relation to the investigation into the team’s alleged attempts to circumvent the salary cap to get more money to star Kawhi Leonard. It is fair to say that the NBA brought the hammer down. The Clippers’ punishment includes the loss of five first-round…
The Clippers aren’t going quietly. Exactly where they intend to go, however, is another question. Hours after the NBA handed down massive penalties over salary-cap circumvention involving Kawhi Leonard, Los Angeles issued a blistering statement rejecting the league’s findings and promising to challenge them. “We vehemently reject the NBA’s findings, which are the result of […]
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You bet Stephen A. Smith had something to say in the aftermath of the NBA’s controversial verdict on its investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers’ salary cap circumvention involving superstar forward Kawhi Leonard. The ultra-outspoken Smith went off on Wednesday’s episode of his eponymous show, as he could not believe Leonard got so much of […]
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The Philadelphia 76ers will not get deprived of their Clippers pick after the NBA hands down penalties with regard to the Kawhi Leonard contract mess.
Examining the next steps for Steve Ballmer and the Clippers after the NBA announces salary cap circumvention punishment for them and Kawhi Leonard.
Analyzing the totality of Clippers' losses after NBA's latest punishment.
A year-long investigation led the NBA to penalize the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday. The NBA fined Clippers owner Steve Ballmer $30 million and Kawhi Leonard $700,000 for circumventing the salary cap. The end result was welcomed news for their cross-town rival, the Lakers. After the news broke, Lakers fans took to social media. Suffice […]
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Former San Antonio Spurs star Kawhi Leonard has seemingly brought down another franchise after the NBA handed down a historic punishment to the L.A. Clippers.
February's failed pursuit of Kawhi Leonard now looks worse for the Golden State Warriors after the punishment handed down to the L.A. Clippers on Wednesday.
In a decision we’ve been waiting nearly a year to hear, the NBA has finally ruled on the Los Angeles Clippers circumvention investigation. The case was originally uncovered by Pablo Torre and centered on Kawhi Leonard and Aspiration, a company that allegedly paid Leonard to serve as an ambassador while potentially functioning as a mechanism […]
As a result of the NBA’s investigation into the LA Clippers about possible salary cap circumvention in regards to Kawhi Leonard, the team will have to forfeit five first round draft picks, among other punishments. The Clippers were already paying a hefty price as far as draft picks go in the assets they gave up […]
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