The Los Angeles Clippers have suffered greatly for their role in the cap circumvention scheme involving Kawhi Leonard. After being stripped of five first-round picks and $30 million, they’ve essentially been set back by a decade, and there’s no easy road to recovery.
The San Antonio Spurs arguably have the brightest future in the NBA, but they could have won the championship last season. Instead, they faltered in all of their losses in the Finals to the Knicks.
Being pessimistic about the future of the Los Angeles Clippers is certainly understandable. The franchise has hit rock bottom after the league dealt the most severe punishment imaginable as a result of the cap circumvention investigation.
Stephen Curry has weighed in on the NBA’s historic punishment of Steve Ballmer and the Los Angeles Clippers, and the Golden State Warriors superstar thinks Commissioner Adam Silver ultimately made the right decision.
In NBA history, 38 players have made 200 or more three-point field goals in more than one season. How many can you name in five minutes?
The Clippers were severely punished for circumventing the salary cap. Curry shared his thoughts on the situation.
The regular season is important, but NBA legends are made in the playoffs. More specifically, it's the Finals where the all-time greats have built their otherworldly reputations.
Did the Clippers lie to Chris Paul? Bradley Beal reclaiming No. 3 raises serious questions about what the organization told its longtime point guard. Less than a year after Paul’s abrupt departure, the Los Angeles Clippers are allowing Beal to wear the number Paul used to define the “CP3” era in Los Angeles.
The DOJ Clippers investigation has pushed the Los Angeles Clippers’ salary-cap controversy into federal territory. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York is reportedly handling the criminal inquiry.
As the 2026-27 NBA season approaches, the Los Angeles Clippers are still in the early stages of recovery from the brutal penalties that resulted from the cap-circumvention scandal.
The Los Angeles Clippers have begun a major rebuild following Kawhi Leonard’s controversial departure. Leonard was finally traded to the Toronto Raptors for Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, and two first-round picks earlier this week.
Bill Simmons has encouraged the Los Angeles Clippers to make some drastic changes after the recent salary cap circumvention scandal involving Kawhi Leonard’s 2021 contract extension.
It has been an interesting offseason thus far for the Los Angeles Clippers as they have made multiple changes to their roster while also being the subject of an NBA investigation.
Typically, the path to the NBA for most players is to spend at least a season in college to get high-level basketball and important development under their belts.
Clippers fans can finally look ahead to the 2026-27 season. Now that the Kawhi Leonard and cap circumvention cloud is no longer hanging above them, the LA Clippers can focus on the immediate task at hand.
Following this week's Board of Governors meetings, NBA commissioner Adam Silver addressed the media. Naturally, the punishment for the Los Angeles Clippers was a big talking point in his remarks, as this was his first real opportunity to discuss the league's decision.
Pablo Torre has a question for his former employer. Actually, it’s the question. “How did you guys not smell this earlier when I have been doing this for a year?” Torre said during an appearance on Breaking Points.
Stephen A. Smith explains why he thinks Kawhi Leonard is a ‘gangster’ for everything he has done during his time with the Los Angeles Clippers. The NBA approved Kawhi Leonard’s trade to the Toronto Raptors, and his scandalous Los Angeles Clippers stint has officially come to an end.
Commissioner Adam Silver stated that the penalties doled out to the Los Angeles Clippers and Kawhi Leonard regarding salary-cap circumvention are “final."
Since the NBA announced the punishment for Kawhi Leonard and the LA Clippers over a salary cap violation, many have had their say on the two-time Finals MVP.
It is finally over. After one of the messiest and most exhausting offseasons in recent NBA history, the Los Angeles Clippers can finally move forward. Kawhi Leonard is officially a Toronto Raptor again, and the Clippers can focus on the 2026-27 season.
Big changes are expected for the Toronto Raptors in the upcoming 2026-2027 season. A new logo has been unveiled. Most importantly, Kawhi Leonard is back.
The NBA’s punishment of Kawhi Leonard after its investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers has been heavily criticized, but ESPN insider Shams Charania on TSN Sports says there is a simple reason why Leonard wasn’t suspended or didn’t have his contract voided: the league just did not have enough evidence.
The Clippers finally traded Kawhi Leonard. Now they have to assemble an actual basketball team from what remains. The roster isn’t devoid of talent. It is, however, oddly shaped.
After lots of talk about the Los Angeles Clippers and Toronto Raptors working out a deal to move star player Kawhi Leonard back to the Canadian team, a deal is done, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.
Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer has found himself and his franchise in a very tough spot heading into the 2026-27 NBA season. He was personally fined $30 million and suspended for a year following the league's investigation into alleged cap circumvention involving Kawhi Leonard.
The Los Angeles Clippers certainly do not have the most sterling of reputations at the moment, and their latest decision won't help matters.
The future Hall of Famer finally broke the silence on his exit.
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