May 3, 2025; Denver, Colorado, USA; LA Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard (2) during the third quarter against the Denver Nuggets during game seven of the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images

'This Has Been a Nightmare' – Anonymous Los Angeles Clippers Source Makes Brutal Kawhi Leonard Admission

Originally posted on Hardwood Heroics | By Jordan Samar | Last updated Sep 19, 2025 11:45 PM ET

Kawhi Leonard’s stint with the Los Angeles Clippers has been largely underwhelming, as the team never even reached the NBA Finals during his six years there. Their deepest playoff run was in 2021, where they lost to the Phoenix Suns in six games during the Western Conference Finals.

One Los Angeles Clippers member believes that the team will be better off if Leonard leaves soon, especially now that the organization has recently been accused of circumventing the NBA’s salary cap through defunct company Aspiration.

“This has been a nightmare,” the Los Angeles Clippers source told Ashish Mathur of the Dallas Hoops Journal. He’s an incredibly talented player when he’s healthy, but as everyone knows, he’s rarely healthy, and his camp is just so difficult to deal with. His time here, thankfully, is coming to an end soon.”

Apr 26, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; LA Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard (2) warms up before the game between the Dallas Mavericks and the LA Clippers during game three of the first round for the 2024 NBA playoffs at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

Leonard currently has two more years in his three-year, $152.4 million extension he signed last year. The Los Angeles Clippers star will make at least $50 million in the next two years before hitting unrestricted free agency in the summer of 2027, where he’ll be 36 by then.

Los Angeles Clippers Rumors: Insider reveals NBA’s target date to resolve the team’s alleged cap circumvention scandal

NBA insider Jake Fischer recently reported that the NBA’s league office is taking their time in investigating the cap circumvention controversy involving the Los Angeles Clippers.

Oct 14, 2024; Inglewood, California, USA; LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer reacts in the game against the Dallas Mavericks during the first half at Intuit Dome. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Hui-Imagn Images

“I’m being told from various high-level sources from around the NBA that they do not expect any resolution to this investigation to come until after the All-Star Game, when the Clippers are set to hold the whole weekend of festivities at the Intuit Dome,” Fischer said on the Insider Notebook.