Kawhi Leonard trade on hold amid NBA probe
Wow. The Raptors are pausing their trade for Kawhi Leonard, in light of the ongoing cap-circumvention investigation. Statement below:
Boobert17The billable hours go on!
xthexlambx.bsky.social9Utter incompetence that the investigation is not over yet. And you know at the very end of this, the investigating law firm is going to deliver a "there was probably circumvention but we can't irrefutably prove it", and then Silver will just wing a penalty. Like he could have done months ago.
Evan Zamir6I think Zach Lowe was talking about in a pod recently that it seemed odd they let the trade happen before the findings were known.
crispy4The NBA didn’t/doesn’t provide guidance to their franchises about the subjects of active investigations that could result in punitive measures? These major sports leagues are at least as inept as every other late stage capitalism structure we are watching crumble around us. It’s all so stupid.
playing ocarina of time!1Adam silver is so bad at his job. Makes me feel better about myself
DrawPlayDave321-amazing, love this for all of us 2-im not really sure why the investigation is still going, what more do they need to find, a video of Balmer looking directly at the camera going "i am breaking the rules on purpose"?
Marc Normandin15I genuinely thought they had this trade go through in part so Leonard just wasn't on the Clippers anymore as a quiet punishment
Scott Spratt11Brandon Ingram to the Raptors:
Dan Clyne10The league is going to make him plant those trees
MF Doob9Pablo Torre must have found something out
Mike6I still don’t expect them to come down on the Clippers but that is not the “don’t sweat it” I’d have expected from the league
reuben4impossible to believe the raptors didn’t have /some/ assurance before making this trade in the first place. my guess is that other owners have exerted enough pressure for Silver to at least make a show of it
Ashley3lol max Crosby part 2
Todd Brommelkamp3The Raptors talked with Mitch McConnell for 20 minutes today and this was the result.
MAD MAX HUSSEIN BRONCOTANSKY2The Hunt Family and the Chiefs are doing something similar to this. Cap it.
Developing: The Los Angeles Clippers-Toronto Raptors trade centered on Kawhi Leonard will not be complete until the NBA investigation into the Clippers is over. Statement from the Clippers to ESPN: For the past 10 months, our organization has fully cooperated with an NBA investigation,
Norm Charlatan154(•_•) So you’re saying that for both teams, the trade has become ( •_•)>⌐■-■ Aspirational. (⌐■_■)
Josh Lewenberg14Very unusual situation, obviously. Both teams (as well as Kawhi) seem highly motivated to complete the trade and move forward. The ball is in the NBA's court. The league's had 10 months to conduct its investigation. If there wasn't a sense of urgency, there sure is now.
SLC Unc10There's a better chance of finding a tree Kawhi planted than this trade going through.
Dave Lack7The investigation isn’t taking this long because they haven’t found proof of guilt. It is taking this long because they HAVE found the proof but they have to figure out a way to spin it so @pablo.show findings look plausibly mistaken.
Federally Subsidized Kool-Aid Jammer6Then what is taking the league so long to investigate here exactly? Why was he even allowed to be traded, and agreed to said trade, for days?
Jake Goldsbie5Kawhi was only at Aspiration to get directions on how to get away from Aspiration. He was the only one telling the Clippers not to do anything bad.
Brian Schmid5Every part of this stupid bullshit is SO FUNNY man
ashlynn_b4glad to see the @pablo.show investigative reporting wasn’t all for nothing - hopefully the NBA levels real consequences but I won’t hold my breath
🌼🏵🌈🐈⬛🌼3OH SO NOW ADAM SILVER CARES ABOUT THIS SHIT
Dave D3Kawhi trying to leave LAX and get out of the country
The Raptors are awaiting the conclusion of the league’s investigation before completing the Kawhi Leonard deal. Not a huge rush, in practical terms, since their roster/cap situation is so limited anyway. And Kawhi obviously in Toronto and being worked back in. Team statement:
Blake Murphy6And here is the Clippers statement, via @thesteinline.bsky.social Obviously some more uncertainty to all of this now, especially as far as any Kawhi punishment.
I Will Touch Your Algae5Hey, Blake, how fucking incompetent is the league that they couldn't get the investigation done by now? This popped up in September 2025.
Tim W1If the trade doesn’t happen, it’s going to be awkward as hell for BI and Gradey.
