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The Raptors’ deal for Leonard had been delayed while the NBA investigated the Clippers, but Shams Charania says the trade is now expected to be finalized within days.
The Clippers have issued their second response of the day to the NBA’s announcement of the penalties levied against the franchise and its executives for violating the league’s salary cap circumvention rules. The Clippers have published a public letter to league commissioner Adam Silver in which they called the investigation a “witch hunt” that “flies […]
So it finally happened. The NBA has ruled in the year-long investigation into former Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard and salary cap circumvention via the Los Angeles-based financial services company Aspiration. Per a report from Shams Charania, the penalties include the loss of five first-round picks for the Clippers, along with suspensions for Steve Ballmer, Lawrence […] The post Why the Clippers are cooked after losing 5 first-round picks in Kawhi Leonard ruling appeared first on ClutchPoin...
Adam Silver's massive punishment against LA turns Boston's 2028 pick swap into the NBA's premier trade chip. Should Brad Stevens use it or trade it?
The NBA came crashing down with severe punishment on Steve Ballmer and the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday afternoon. And […]
Clippers announce plans to fight NBA's ruling after massive fine, suspensions, and loss of draft picks.
The blockbuster trade between the Los Angeles Clippers and Toronto Raptors involving Kawhi Leonard can move forward after the NBA concluded its investigation into the Clippers, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.
After Pablo Torre Finds Out dropped the bombshell report about how the Los Angeles Clippers were allegedly circumventing the salary cap to pay Kawhi Leonard more money through a shady endorsement deal, he had to fend off criticism from some heavy hitters, such as Bill Simmons and Mark Cuban, not to mention outright denials by…
The brutal punishment handed down to the L.A. Clippers over the Kawhi Leonard investigation could prove a massive gift for the Golden State Warriors.
The NBA just laid the hammer down on the Los Angeles Clippers. An 11-month investigation just concluded and proved that the franchise broke salary cap rules by using third-party sponsors to pay Kawhi Leonard, and the repercussions were severe. Owner Steve Ballmer has been issued a $30 million fine, and the team has been stripped […] The post How Clippers punishment for Kawhi Leonard investigation compares to Joe Smith, Astros, other penalties in sports history appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The NBA has concluded its investigation of the Los Angeles Clippers and Kawhi Leonard, and the punishments are major. The league announced Wednesday that the independent probe, conducted by the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, uncovered "a pattern of misconduct and multiple significant rules violations by the Clippers organization, a prior offender of the salary cap circumvention rules," and as such the team will have to forfeit five first-round picks. The NBA also issued fines and sus...
Nearly a year to the day that Pablo Torre published his first episode reporting on the Kawhi Leonard cap circumvention saga with a company called Aspiration, the league has finally doled out punishment to both Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers certainly came away worse for wear than the All-NBA forward they signed […]
After the NBA dropped the hammer on the Los Angeles Clippers for circumventing the salary cap to pay Kawhi Leonard illegally in 2019, taking five first-round picks and suspending multiple officials, including Steve Ballmer, for the next year, Pablo Torre has delivered another bombshell piece of reporting that could add even more drama in LA. […] The post Pablo Torre reveals SEC opened Daktronics investigation concerning Kawhi Leonard appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Oklahoma City Thunder's decision to trade Paul George in 2019 looks better with time, thanks to the Clippers' mismanagement.
Former Dallas Mavericks majority owner Mark Cuban is sending love to Pablo Torre following the NBA’s rulings in the Kawhi Leonard-Aspiration investigation. The NBA ruled that the Clippers did engage in salary cap circumvention regarding Leonard and ultimately imposed historic punishments on the organization. Congrats Pablo. https://t.co/fOUfnbIlVw — Mark Cuban (@mcuban) September 2, 2026 According […] The post Mark Cuban congratulates Pablo Torre on LA ruling after fiercely defending Steve B...
Beneath the surface of the NBA’s yearlong investigation into Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers, the reporting around the team’s attempt to circumvent the salary cap began to take on a life of its own. Now that the NBA has stripped the Clippers of five first-round draft picks and fined the franchise $30 million,…
Wednesday, September 2, will be a day remembered for a very long time in the NBA, and it may not ever be forgotten among the Los Angeles Clippers organization. The NBA just dropped the hammer on the Clippers organization, especially on owner Steve Ballmer and former star player Kawhi Leonard. “At the forefront of the […] The post Jeff Passan reveals how Clippers’ punishment compares to the 2017 Houston Astros appeared first on ClutchPoints .
On this episode of The Garden Report CLNS Media’s John Zannis & Bobby Manning react to the NBA releasing the verdict from the Kawhi Leonard investigation. The NBA has ruled on the Los Angeles Clippers in for salary cap circumvention investigations on Kawhi Leonard after yearlong probe — stripping the franchise of 5 first-round picks, [...] The post Clippers Lose 5 First Round Picks | The Garden Report appeared first on CLNS Media .
Count me among the cynics who thought that Steve Ballmer was simply too rich, too friendly with NBA commissioner Adam Silver, and had too many lawyers to face serious punishment for his team’s blatant attempts to circumvent the salary cap with a series of shady endorsement deals for Kawhi Leonard. The punishment Silver and the […]
On September 3, 2025, Pablo Torre released his first podcast episode on Kawhi Leonard's no-show deal with the disgraced "green banking" company Aspiration.
After the NBA handed down its hefty punishment to the LA Clippers for circumventing the salary cap by signing Kawhi Leonard, will the Milwaukee Bucks head down a similar road due to their recent contract with Gary Trent Jr.? The NBA began investigating Trent Jr.’s $64 million extension in July. And after the league’s ongoing […] The post Kawhi Leonard punishment is in, so what about Bucks’ Gary Trent Jr. $64 million investigation? appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Los Angeles Clippers are pushing back as the NBA stripped them of first-round picks after the investigation on Kawhi Leonard's contract. Kawhi Leonard reacted to the NBA’s penalties , and the Los Angeles Clippers weren’t going to be any different. Rather than sit with their arms crossed, the Clippers have now pushed back against the league’s harsh punishment . This isn’t the end of it, and Los Angeles is going to go the distance to get its draft picks back, as well as walk back the sever...
The LA Clippers are facing immense penalties after the NBA’s investigation into the franchise amid allegations of salary cap circumvention involving Kawhi Leonard. Steve Ballmer and the Clippers, however, plan to fight back. In a statement posted on Wednesday afternoon, shortly after the league published the findings of law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz […] The post Clippers accuse NBA of ‘biased’ Kawhi Leonard investigation after harsh punishments appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The NBA handed down one of the largest punishments in league history to the LA Clippers and owner Steve Ballmer on Wednesday afternoon after their year-long investigation into potential salary cap circumvention. Of the many penalties involved, the Clippers will be forced to forfeit five first-round picks, one in each of the 2029, 2030, 2031, […] The post Sources: Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard draft pick punishment comes with Pacers twist appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The dust has finally settled on the Clippers' cap circumvention saga, and with Leonard in the clear, Toronto has the look of a legit contender in 2026-27.