US EditionMirjam Swanson: In a Tanking World, NBA Investigating Clippers for Trying Too Hard
- On Saturday at the All-Star Weekend media day, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver told reporters `I haven't come to any decisions whatsoever yet on the Clippers matter` as an outside law firm oversees the investigation.
- Podcaster Pablo Torre's reporting alleged a secret $28 million endorsement for Kawhi Leonard, citing $7 million per year via Aspiration and bankruptcy documents listing KL2 Aspire LLC.
- Silver said the Clippers have cooperated, noting the investigation is 'complex' with thousands of documents and witnesses involved, while Silver highlighted the league's reliance on Wachtell Lipton.
- All enforcement options, from fines to draft-pick stripping, remain available, Silver said, adding he is `completely beholden to the constitution and the CBA`.
- The league tasked Wachtell Lipton to investigate and report back, saying it has no deadline, and Silver will await its recommendations before deciding.
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Mirjam Swanson: In a tanking world, NBA investigating Clippers for trying too hard
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — A third of the NBA has called tank, but the Clippers are accused of calling the bank – alleged to have circumvented the salary cap to overpay in their recruiting and re-signing of star Kawhi Leonard.
Press-Telegram
Swanson: In a tanking world, NBA investigating Clippers for trying too hard
INGLEWOOD — A third of the NBA has called tank, but the Clippers are accused of calling the bank – alleged to have circumvented the salary cap to overpay in their recruiting and re-signing of star Kawhi Leonard. That’s all being looked into offstage by Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, the NBA’s go-to investigative law firm, as the Clippers and Leonard host All-Star weekend in the Intuit Dome, the bold $2 billion basketball arena planted down the …
Adam Silver holds court on biggest NBA issues, including Clippers investigation
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver spoke Saturday during All-Star Weekend about the league's hot-button issues, including tanking, the lottery, expansion and the league's pending Clippers investigation.
Adam Silver Searching for Answers on NBA’s Biggest Issues Like Tanking, Cap Circumvention
The commissioner acknowledged tanking is “worse this year” and everything is on the table to fix it, while punting on questions around the Clippers’ investigation and league expansion.
Pasadena Star News
Adam Silver: Kawhi Leonard/Clippers investigation still ongoing
INGLEWOOD — NBA commissioner Adam Silver spoke for about 30 minutes during Saturday’s All-Star Weekend media day, addressing potential league expansion, the NBA’s tanking problem, the WNBA’s collective bargaining agreement negotiations and more. But here in Southern California, the topic of a potential NBA salary cap scandal involving a reportedly secret $28 million endorsement deal between Clippers star Kawhi Leonard and Aspiration, a company t…
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