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The Raptors’ deal for Leonard had been delayed while the NBA investigated the Clippers, but Shams Charania says the trade is now expected to be finalized within days.

The LA Clippers have issued a statement after the NBA found them guilty of circumventing the salary cap for Kawhi Leonard.

NEW YORK — Kawhi Leonard released a statement Wednesday through agent Harrison Gaines, hours after the NBA penalized him and the Los Angeles Clippers in its salary cap circumvention case. Leonard said he accepts full responsibility for lapses in judgment by people in his inner circle. Leonard said that through...

NEW YORK — The NBA announced Wednesday that the Los Angeles Clippers will lose five first-round draft picks and pay a $30 million fine for violating the salary cap circumvention rules in its collective bargaining agreement with the National Basketball Players Association. The penalties were released with a summary report...

DALLAS — The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking information from Daktronics concerning Kawhi Leonard, acting chief financial officer Howard Atkins said Wednesday on the company's fiscal 2027 first-quarter earnings call. Daktronics is the South Dakota manufacturer that designed the Halo Board inside Intuit Dome, the Los Angeles Clippers arena...

DALLAS — Project B said Wednesday that Russell Westbrook has joined the startup basketball league as a co-founder and chief strategy officer. The announcement came in a release distributed through Business Wire. Westbrook also owns a stake in Project B and now has a seat on its board. Project B...

According to Monte Poole of NBC Sports Bay Area, Stephen Curry's knee will need to be managed moving forward after he was plagued by health issues last season.

AUSTIN, Texas — Most of the Milwaukee Bucks roster gathered in Austin, Texas, late last month for an offseason workout organized in part by center Myles Turner, who grew up in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburb of Bedford. Eighteen of the 19 players under contract made the trip, based on clips posted...

DALLAS -- Bleacher Report's Andy Bailey named Dallas Mavericks point guard Kyrie Irving the NBA's best 34-year-old. Irving beat Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert. A future Hall of Famer, Irving will play next season after missing all of last season. He was recovering from the left ACL tear he suffered...

DALLAS — Center Moussa Cissé cleared the first of two guarantee dates on his Dallas Mavericks contract Tuesday, locking in $1.1 million of the $2,185,116 he is owed for 2026-27. The remainder guarantees Oct. 1 if the Mavericks don't waive him beforehand. His 2027-28 salary of $2,571,895 is not guaranteed. The...