Kawhi Leonard’s representation asked for a number of things — including a stake in an NHL team — during free agency negotiations with the Raptors in 2019 that exceeded what teams are able to offer, a new report revealed. The Toronto Star reported Tuesday that Leonard’s uncle and manager Dennis Robertson was involved in negotiations, asked for an ownership stake …
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Kawhi Leonard’s 2019 free agency just got a lot juicier thanks to a new report in the Toronto Star. According to Bruce Arthur, Kawhi Leonard, through his uncle Dennis Robertson, made a number of demands while negotiating with the Raptors. Some of them very similar to what Pablo Torre reported Leonard had received from Aspiration that now has Steve Ballmer …
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NBANBAThe NBA’s investigation of the Los Angeles Clippers will almost certainly take center stage at the board of governors meeting this week. We canvassed sources around the league to gauge what’s next for Kawhi, Steve Ballmer, Adam Silver, and more. Getty Images/Ringer illustration By Howard BeckSept. 9, 3:23 pm UTC • 9 min There were two universal reactions to last …
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The NBA has hired New York-based law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to conduct an investigation into allegations that LA Clippers star Kawhi Leonard’s endorsement deal with a now-bankrupt environmental company was made to help his team and its billionaire owner, Steve Ballmer, circumvent the salary cap, a source with knowledge of the situation told The Athletic. The decision …
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Los Angeles Clippers chairman Steve Ballmer denied that his team circumvented the NBA’s salary-cap rules in an ESPN interview Thursday night, offering a direct response to a report by the “Pablo Torre Finds Out” podcast. Ballmer also said he welcomed the league’s investigation into the arrangements. Ballmer sat down with ESPN reporter Ramona Shelburne for a 16-minute interview and said …
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Los Angeles Clippers’ owner Steve Ballmer is calling on the NBA to investigate other teams accused of circumventing the league’s salary cap in his first comments since being the target of a probe involving Kawhi Leonard’s endorsement deal. “I’d want the league to investigate, take it seriously. Salary cap circumvention rules are important to the league, and I’d want the …
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Following up on Pablo Torre’s report on the possibility of salary cap circumvention involving the Clippers and star forward Kawhi Leonard, John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal provides some fascinating additional details, citing a “high-level” source who says Leonard made a side deal with the company Aspiration to receive an additional $20MM in company stock on top of the $28MM …
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At the heart of the uproar over allegations that Kawhi Leonard of the Los Angeles Clippers received millions in undisclosed payments from a tree-planting startup is a National Basketball Association rule that caps the total annual payroll for teams. According to a report by Pablo Torre of the Athletic, bankruptcy documents show that the tree-planting startup Aspiration Partners paid Leonard …
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The Kawhi Leonard era with the LA Clippers has been hit with another scandal. This one is perhaps the most significant yet with the two-time NBA Finals MVP set to begin his seventh season with the franchise in a month. The “Pablo Torre Finds Out” podcast reported Wednesday that Leonard allegedly received a lucrative, no-work contract from a now-bankrupt environmental …
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The NBA is opening an investigation into a media report that Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard received a multimillion-dollar no-work contract with a now-bankrupt environmental company as a form of payment to circumvent the NBA’s salary rules. “We are aware of this morning’s media report regarding the LA Clippers and are commencing an investigation,” NBA spokesman Mike Bass told …
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