Raptors, Clippers pause Kawhi Leonard trade amid NBA investigation

The NBA has been investigating Kawhi Leonard and the LA Clippers for over a year following an expose that alleged the team gave the two-time NBA Finals MVP under-the-table money to circumvent the salary cap through a third-party company called Aspiration. The Toronto Raptors have been waiting for this investigation to be done to finally […] The post Raptors Will Have To Wait For Kawhi Leonard As NBA Investigation Still ‘Weeks Away’ appeared first on HEAVY.

The NBA’s investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers possibly circumventing the salary cap via a no-show endorsement deal with Kawhi Leonard has officially become a basketball controversy. The Clippers and the Toronto Raptors announced this week their trade involving Leonard is on hold pending the outcome of the league probe. The possibility that Leonard’s contract will be …

The blockbuster trade that sent Kawhi Leonard back to the Toronto Raptors is on hold while the team waits for the results of the NBA's investigation into the Clippers. The post Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard Trade Suddenly Paused appeared first on LA Sports Report.

When will that investigation into alleged salary cap circumvention end? Good question.

The Clippers-Raptors trade involving Kawhi Leonard will not be completed until the NBA probe about whether the Clippers circumvented the salary cap is completed.

The Raptors agreed to acquire Leonard from the Clippers in June.

The Raptors say they are still "eager" to reunite with Kawhi Leonard, but the deal with the Clippers is on pause for now. Here's why.

The NBA's Aspiration investigation is still looking into potential salary-cap circumvention by the Clippers with Leonard's contract

Well, this is big.

Kawhi Leonard's trade to Toronto is on hold pending the outcome of the NBA's investigation into whether the Los Angeles Clippers circumvented salary cap rules, the Raptors announced Thursday. “The NBA league office informed us that as a result of the ongoing investigation involving the Clippers, we would assume the risk of any potential outcome of the investigation impacting Kawhi,” the Raptors said.