Kawhi Leonard’s return to Toronto is back on track after one of the biggest punishment stories the NBA has produced in years. The trade that was put on hold is expected to go through within days.
The NBA’s press release announcing the penalties assessed to the Clippers and Kawhi Leonard for violating the league’s salary cap circumvention rules outlined
ESPN star Stephen A. Smith isn’t happy with the way the NBA reacted to the Los Angeles Clippers circumventing the league’s salary cap with its contract for Kawhi Leonard in 2022.
The NBA has closed its LA Clippers investigation, but the fallout is only beginning. Los Angeles faced allegations of circumventing the salary cap through Kawhi Leonard’s endorsement deals with Aspiration, Boingo Wireless, Daktronics, and Lockton Insurance.
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.
On July 10, 2019, the Los Angeles Clippers signed two-time NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard to a three-year, $103 million contract. This decision came on the heels of his leading the Toronto Raptors to their first championship over the Golden State Warriors.
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.
It's a dark day for the Los Angeles Clippers. After receiving a severe punishment for their violation of league rules, the Clippers have to make a lot of difficult decisions.
The Clippers have spent years trying to escape the shadow of their past, only to find themselves staring back at it. After the NBA handed down unprecedented
NBA experts Bill Simmons and Skip Bayless have reacted to the Los Angeles Clippers’ punishment for salary cap circumvention. They have lost five first-round picks between 2029 and 2033, and Clippers owner Steve Ballmer has been fined $30 million.
The NBA came down hard on the Los Angeles Clippers after a yearlong investigation into whether they circumvented the salary cap for Kawhi Leonard. The Clippers have notably lost five first-round picks, and The Ringer’s Zach Lowe revealed they have also lost any shot at landing Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic in 2027.
The Los Angeles Clippers found themselves on the receiving end of what was a yearlong investigation into salary cap circumvention involving Kawhi Leonard.
There's little doubt that the Los Angeles Clippers broke NBA rules by helping Kawhi Leonard land lucrative secret endorsement deals. There's also little doubt that their dishonesty led to bigger penalties.
The Los Angeles Clippers drew a massive penalty from the NBA for facilitating illegal endorsement deals for Kawhi Leonard. Leonard himself? Not so much.
This is going to be a long end of the 2020s for the Los Angeles Clippers. After the Clippers got punished for the Kawhi Leonard scandal, which included the loss of five first round picks, this is looking like a scary bad era for the Clippers.