The Kawhi Leonard investigation just took another twist. ESPN released a new report suggesting the NBA found no evidence that Clippers owner Steve Ballmer funneled money to Kawhi Leonard through team sponsors in order to circumvent the salary cap. For a couple of hours, it looked like this whole saga was finally wrapping up and Kawhi was on track to become a Raptor. Then the NBA fired back with a statement saying ESPN’s report contains “numerous and significant inaccuracies,” without pointing to a single specific detail. In this video, we break down exactly what ESPN reported, why the NBA’s response raises more questions than it answers, what this means for the Kawhi Leonard trade to the Toronto Raptors, and where the investigation timeline stands heading into training camp and the start of the 2026-27 season. We also dig into the credibility behind this ESPN reporting, what a resolution could look like for the Clippers and Steve Ballmer, and why this decision is shaping up to be one of the biggest of Adam Silver’s tenure as NBA commissioner.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – An Update That Actually Matters
1:07 – ESPN’s Report
ing On The Kawhi Leonard Investigation
4:16 – The NBA’s Statement Against ESPN
6:10 – Speculating On What’s “Inaccurate” From ESPN
7:53 – What This Means For The Trade, And The Timeline
10:37 – Bottom Line
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The whole thing is corrupt to protect Balmer and the Clippers and at same time slow walk the process to prevent Kawhi playing for The Raptors.
LAC and TOR should be banned from the league.
What did the Raptors Do? 😂
get off social media
LAC and TOR will always be losers.
Patience is the proper approach. The more this lingers on, the worse it reflects on Silver. I believe he wants a resolution where the Clippers are in the clear. Anything else is bad for business. Not a good look if a team is circumventing the salary rules.
ESPN jumping the gun is not surprising. In the end, I believe Kawhi will be with the team for training camp.
Gianni Infantino looking at Adam Silver with the same admiration of a proud father upon his child
They probably spent half a million on an investigation for a couple of pages of lies. Nobody cares about integrity when you break the rules.
The benefit of the way that Pablo has released the information is giving the Clippers (Balmer) more opportunity to put their foot in their mouth, like he did after the very first episode. He sat on the Daktronics information for about 9 months. I have a feeling as to why that was held so long, but it’s neither here nor there. I fully believe he has more information yet to come.
you guys are horrible reporters. you talk about raptors training camp starting but don’t provide dates. “like a month away” a simple google search would provide September 29 to October 2, 2026. This piss poor reporting that doesn’t tell the story is a disgrace.