Tag: Kawhi Leonard
West Notes: Clippers, Kawhi Leonard, Lakers, Mavericks, Kyrie Irving
Clippers
ESPN’s Kevin Pelton sees the Clippers outperforming their betting line with 49.7 wins, thanks in large part to a positive outlook on Kawhi Leonard’s...
NBA Notes: Spurs, Devin Vassell, Lakers, Cavs, De’Andre Hunter
Spurs
Devin Vassell is entering the new season healthy for the first time in a while, and that has both him and the Spurs feeling...
NBA Notes: Cavs, Sam Merrill, Rockets, Clippers, Bradley Beal
Cavaliers
Sam Merrill was on the golf course when his agent called with life-changing news -- the Cavaliers were offering him a four-year, $38 million...
Adam Silver: All-Star Game staying at Clippers’ Intuit Dome despite investigation
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Monday there’s “no contemplation” of moving the 2026 All-Star Game out of the LA Clippers’ Intuit Dome as the...
Report: Kawhi Leonard contract demands went well beyond max deal
Kawhi Leonard’s ongoing situation with the Clippers continues to peel back layers.
What started with Pablo Torre’s reporting on the Aspiration scandal -- where the...
Future of Kawhi Leonard with Clippers in question?
The Clippers keep saying there’s nothing unusual about Kawhi Leonard’s $28 million endorsement deal with Aspiration. The problem? Every new report makes it look...
NBA not likely to wrap Kawhi Leonard investigation until after All-Star Game, hosted by Clippers
The NBA isn’t expected to reach a resolution on the Kawhi Leonard salary-cap circumvention case until after the 2026 All-Star Game -- an event,...
Pablo Torre: Clippers bailed out Aspiration before Kawhi Leonard payday
Pablo Torre continues to find out. More specifically, the deep-diving reporter revealed additional documents regarding Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, star forward Kawhi Leonard, and...
Report: Clippers living in fear of upsetting Kawhi Leonard since 2019
The Clippers landed Kawhi Leonard in 2019, and at the time it felt like a franchise-altering win. But as ESPN’s Baxter Holmes details, the...
Clippers’ Steve Ballmer: ‘I was personally defrauded’ by Aspiration
Clippers owner Steve Ballmer insists he was taken advantage of in the ongoing saga involving bankrupt “green bank” Aspiration and star forward Kawhi Leonard.
“This...
Clippers Notes: Derrick Jones Jr., Kawhi Leonard investigation
Clippers forward Derrick Jones Jr. has been ordered to pay his former agent, Aaron Turner, the full 4% commission from his current contract, per...
West Notes: Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Rockets, Kevin Durant, Clippers
Thunder
The question, ESPN writes, wasn’t whether the Thunder would land at No. 1 in the long-term power rankings -- it was just how they...
Ex-Aspiration CEO disputes ‘no-show’ label on Kawhi Leonard deal
Former Aspiration CEO Andrei Cherny is pushing back on the idea that Clippers star Kawhi Leonard had a so-called “no-show” endorsement agreement with the...
West Notes: Lakers, Andrew Wiggins, Suns, Clippers
Lakers
The Lakers want more help on the wing, and Andrew Wiggins’ name keeps surfacing.
The Heat forward was mentioned again this week, though Lakers beat...
