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Trade Radar · confirmed · Sunday, September 13 · 2 d ago

Clippers Notes: DOJ Probe, Beal, Paul, No. 3

confirmed · roster changevia hoopsrumorsRead the original report ↗

Michael McCann of Sportico takes a closer look at what the Department of Justice’s reported investigation into the Clippers’ dealings with Kawhi Leonard might mean for the team. Federal prosecutors for the Eastern District of New York have opened a criminal inquiry into the Clippers following allegations that they arranged “no-show” endorsement deals with four […]

Confidence
52%
Reporter starting tier45unattributed report
Corroboration+81 other reporter on the same player within 7 days
Age22 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25
The score is recomputed every 30 minutes; a matching roster move marks it confirmed, an on-record denial marks it denied, 30 quiet days expire it. How every reporter scores →
Who it involves
Kawhi Leonard
Kawhi Leonard
Raptors · F · 27.9 pts · 6.4 reb · 3.6 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $50.30M · expiring
LA Clippers
$196.9M · over the cap · 18 contracts · cap sheet

What would have to happen

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Kawhi LeonardClippers
Send out at least $40.04M
The Clippers are over the cap, so to take on $50.30M they need to send out $40.04M or more under the 125% + $250k rule.

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