More than a year ago, Pablo Torre made a series of revelations that shook the NBA world. But he teased the LA Clippers weren’t the only team guilty of cap circumvention. The fallout from the NBA’s historic sanctions against the Clippers now extends beyond Southern California. NBA fans are questioning which other team could’ve operated […]
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In the early 2000s, the Minnesota Timberwolves committed one of the biggest scandals in NBA contract history. The confusion first started when forward Joe Smith, a former first overall pick, signed a small deal with the Timberwolves. Now, players taking pay cuts is nothing new, and certainly not illegal by any means. However, then General […]
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The Los Angeles Clippers are not happy with how the NBA concluded its investigation. It has been almost a year since the investigative journalist Pablo Torre exposed the Clippers’ salary circumvention in 2019 to sign star forward Kawhi Leonard. After a lengthy process, the league issued punishments in its findings to the organization and its [...]
The NBA concluded the investigation into Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on the league’s punishments for Leonard and the Clippers following the salary circumvention incident. The investigation has lasted nearly a year since investigative journalist Pablo Torre first broke the news on his show, “Pablo Torre Finds Out,” in [...]
The Cleveland Cavaliers are mostly not involved with the fallout from the Kawhi Leonard investigation, but the punishments leveled on the Clippers bring some small benefit.
The Clippers are not going to be able to attract any superstar after the NBA dropped the hammer on them.
I spent Wednesday evening racking my brain for a way to combine “karma” and “Kawhi” but the best I came up with was “Kawharma” which sounds more like Middle Eastern meat cooked on a spit. It’s still apropos as Kawhi Leonard is cooked. Shams Charania posted the news as soon as it broke: “BREAKING: The […]
Although the Clippers have been dealt a significant blow as punishment for salary cap circumvention, Brian Windhorst reveals an approach that could help them recover their losses.
Teams are going to line up to fleece the Clippers, including the Detroit Pistons.
The NBA’s nearly year-long investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers has ended with one of the harshest punishments in league history, sending the franchise back to territory last seen during Minnesota’s Joe Smith salary-cap scandal 25 seasons ago. In the words of Mark Cuban, “Congrats Pablo.“ The League has concluded that the Clippers violated salary-cap […]
The Los Angeles Clippers found themselves on the receiving end of what was a yearlong investigation into salary cap circumvention involving Kawhi Leonard. The NBA recently stripped the Clippers of five first-round picks and a hefty $30 million fine to franchise owner Steve Ballmer. Additionally, Ballmer, Gillian Zucker, and Lawrence Frank were also suspended per […]
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Former NBA No. 1 overall pick Joe Smith believes the penalties handed down to the Los Angeles Clippers and Kawhi Leonard are “pretty fair” after the league’s investigation into salary-cap circumvention. Smith, who was at the center of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ infamous 2000 salary-cap scandal, told Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson that he could accept the […]
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Some NBA teams reportedly wanted the league to deliver a severe punishment to the Los Angeles Clippers over the organization’s salary-cap violations involving Kawhi Leonard, according to Brian Windhorst. Speaking on SportsCenter, Windhorst said there were different perspectives around the league, but some teams believed the Clippers deserved a “crushing blow” after the NBA’s investigation […]
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The Clippers just lost five first-round draft picks. That doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll ultimately be without all five. There may even be a way to replace a couple rather quickly. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst noted Wednesday that nothing in the NBA’s ruling appears to prevent the Clippers from trading Kawhi Leonard, who could potentially bring back […]
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Stephen A. Smith has delivered a scathing assessment of the Los Angeles Clippers after the NBA found the franchise and Kawhi Leonard violated the league’s salary-cap circumvention rules. Speaking on The Stephen A. Smith Show, Smith called the situation “some all time egregious stuff” before arguing that the Clippers’ decision-making was particularly difficult to understand […]
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Kawhi Leonard’s trade from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Toronto Raptors is expected to be completed in the next few days now that the NBA has concluded its investigation into the Clippers and Leonard, according to Shams Charania. Speaking on ESPN 2 on Wednesday, September 2, Charania said the investigation’s conclusion removed the final […]
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Stephen A. Smith believes Kawhi Leonard deserves a harsher punishment than a $700,000 fine and his uncle deserves a lifetime ban for circumventing the NBA salary cap with the Clippers.
The Los Angeles Clippers have formally challenged the NBA’s handling of its salary-cap investigation, sending a strongly worded letter to Commissioner Adam Silver after the league imposed sweeping penalties on the franchise and Kawhi Leonard. In the letter, shared by Marc Stein on Wednesday, September 2, the Clippers argued that the investigation failed to meet […]
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The LA Clippers have strongly rejected the NBA’s findings and penalties stemming from the league’s investigation into alleged salary-cap circumvention involving Kawhi Leonard, calling the process biased and vowing to challenge the ruling. In a statement released Wednesday, the Clippers said they “vehemently reject” the NBA’s conclusions, arguing that the investigation was designed to support […]
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Kawhi Leonard has addressed the NBA’s investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers and the sweeping penalties imposed on the organization, saying he accepts responsibility for lapses in judgment within his inner circle while denying any knowledge of an attempt to circumvent the salary cap. “Integrity and respect for this game are fundamental to who I […]
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The NBA handed down stiff sanctions to the Los Angeles Clippers after ruling that the team circumvented the salary cap through questionable deals involving Kawhi Leonard and a now-defunct sustainability company. The Clippers were fined $30 million and forced to forfeit five first-round draft picks from 2029 to 2033. Owner Steve Ballmer was suspended for […]
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The NBA dropped a historic hammer on the LA Clippers and superstar forward Kawhi Leonard following a extensive independent investigation into salary cap circumvention. Conducted by law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, the year-long investigation concluded that the franchise engaged in a pattern of severe rules violations, improperly routing off-court financial benefits to Leonard […]
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