LA Clippers, Toronto Raptors Have Agreed To Complete Kawhi Leonard Trade
The Clippers are trading Kawhi Leonard to the Raptors for Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, two unprotected first-round picks, one first-round pick swap and two second-round picks.
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‘I Accept Responsibility’: Steve Ballmer Says LA Clippers Paid $30 Million NBA Fine In Kawhi Leonard Case
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Clippers have paid the $30 million fine the NBA assessed in the Kawhi Leonard salary cap circumvention case, owner Steve Ballmer said in a statement posted to his account on X at 10 p.m. CT Sunday. Ballmer apologized to the team's fans, employees, and...
‘Concern Level Is Not That High’: Toronto Raptors Still Expect Kawhi Leonard Trade To Be Completed
TORONTO — With Toronto Raptors training camp less than three weeks away, Kawhi Leonard is still officially a member of the Los Angeles Clippers, Sportsnet’s Michael Grange reported Friday. “But the concern level is … not that high, is what I’m hearing,” Grange wrote. The trade is still expected to...
Steve Ballmer, LA Clippers Considering Lawsuit Against NBA Over Kawhi Leonard Penalties
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Clippers and owner Steve Ballmer are considering a lawsuit against the NBA that would ask a judge to issue a restraining order over the penalties the league handed down in the Kawhi Leonard salary cap case, The New York Times reported Thursday. The Clippers...
Federal Prosecutors Open Criminal Investigation Into Kawhi Leonard, Clippers Salary-Cap Allegations
NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn have opened a criminal investigation into allegations that the Los Angeles Clippers helped arrange secret sponsorship contracts for Kawhi Leonard that circumvented the NBA salary cap, The New York Times reported Thursday. The investigation is in its earliest stages and is being handled...
Kawhi Leonard Joins Toronto Raptors Teammates In Miami Before LA Clippers Trade Is Finalized
MIAMI -- The trade sending Kawhi Leonard from the LA Clippers to the Toronto Raptors isn't official yet, but that's not stopping Leonard from being around his new Raptors teammates. According to The Athletic, Leonard is with Toronto players in Miami. The future Hall of Famer and the Raptors expect...
Toronto Raptors Still Expected To Sign Kawhi Leonard To Extension
Once the Toronto Raptors officially acquire Kawhi Leonard from the LA Clippers, they are expected to sign the All-Star forward to an extension, according to Shams Charania of ESPN.
Kawhi Leonard Trade Between Clippers, Raptors Expected To Go Through ‘In The Next Few Days’
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.
‘I Accept Full Responsibility’: Kawhi Leonard Responds To NBA Penalties In LA Clippers Case
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...
NBA Strips Clippers Of 5 First-Round Picks, Fines Steve Ballmer $30M In Kawhi Leonard Case
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...