Kawhi Leonard Turned Down $11 Million to Stay in Toronto
Kawhi Leonard took $11 million less than his max extension and waived a $7.45 million trade kicker just to guarantee he retires with the Toronto Raptors.
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Clippers Got the Better End of the Kawhi Leonard Trade
The NBA fined the Clippers $30 million and took five first-round picks. The actual trade for Kawhi Leonard tells a very different story about who paid what.
The Clippers' Cap Case Just Went Federal
The NBA fined the Clippers $30 million and called it closed. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn just opened a criminal investigation that says otherwise.
Pablo Torre Isn't Done With the Clippers Story
The NBA fined the Clippers $30M and called it closed. Ballmer's camp calls the process a witch hunt. Pablo Torre isn't done digging either.
Ballmer Loses a Year. Kawhi Loses $700K.
The NBA handed out its harshest cap penalty ever. Steve Ballmer lost a year and five picks. Kawhi Leonard lost $700K and got a fresh start in Toronto.
The Ballmer Question Isn't Why Kawhi Is Still Stuck
ESPN says the NBA cleared Steve Ballmer. The league says not so fast. Either way, the Kawhi Leonard trade to Toronto is stuck on something bigger.
Kyle Lowry Just Exposed the Raptors' Real Problem
Kyle Lowry's No. 7 goes up Jan. 10 against his hometown Sixers, making it just the Raptors' second retired number ever. That says plenty about Toronto.
Kawhi Leonard Already Talks Like a Raptor
Kawhi Leonard expects his trade to the Toronto Raptors to close before training camp starts. Nobody's corrected him yet, and that's the actual story here.
Steve Ballmer Got Cleared and Nobody's Buying It
The NBA spent nearly a year investigating one of its own 30 owners over Kawhi Leonard's $28M no-show deal. Shocker: he's mostly cleared, for now.
The Kawhi Investigation Widens. The Trade Stays the Same.
The NBA's Clippers investigation widened to a second endorsement deal. Silver wants it resolved by next season. The trade at the center hasn't changed.
The Raptors Are Stuck Holding Someone Else's Risk
The NBA told Toronto it would have to assume the risk of the Clippers' cap investigation to land Kawhi Leonard. The Raptors said no. Here's the bind now.
The NBA Finished Its Kawhi Probe. Then Went Silent.
The NBA's Kawhi Leonard investigation is reportedly done. The league hasn't said a word publicly, and the silence is protecting one very specific owner.
Ballmer Built a Tunnel Around the Salary Cap
Steve Ballmer invested $60M in a startup that paid Kawhi $28M and his arena $300M. The NBA is investigating. The trade is frozen. This isn't a loophole.
Kawhi Leonard Is Coming Home to Toronto
Kawhi Leonard is heading back to Toronto seven years after winning the title there. The Raptors paid a steep price — and somehow it makes perfect sense.
Kawhi's Investigation Has a Second Company Now
The Kawhi Leonard probe now covers a second endorsement deal. The trade is frozen, draft picks are at risk, and the only precedent ended with a voided contract.
Kawhi's Frozen Trade Exposes How the NBA Actually Enforces Its Salary Cap
Kawhi Leonard's trade to Toronto is frozen while the NBA investigates whether the Clippers secretly paid him $28M through a now-bankrupt startup.
The NBA Is Making Kawhi Wait for a Fraudster
Kawhi Leonard's return to Toronto is on hold while the NBA investigates whether the Clippers used a convicted fraudster's company to pay him off the books.
The NBA's $7.5M Cap Fine Is a Joke
The NBA froze the Kawhi Leonard trade over alleged cap circumvention. The max fine is $7.5M — for a $7.5B franchise, that's not a punishment.
GloRilla Made Brandon Ingram Matter in Toronto
GloRilla and Brandon Ingram flipped the typical NBA WAG dynamic — the rapper made the basketball player more famous, not the other way around.
The NBA Offseason Created Three Different Leagues. Only One Is Fun.
The 2026 NBA offseason reshuffled the East and broke the West in two. Here is what everyone got right — and the one team everyone overlooked.
Kawhi Leonard Is Back in Toronto. Don't Call It a Homecoming.
The Clippers traded Kawhi Leonard back to Toronto for Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, and two unprotected firsts. The Raptors don't owe him sentiment.
Kawhi Left Toronto After the Title. Now He's Back.
Kawhi Leonard left Toronto right after winning a championship. Now he wants back in. Raptors fans are shocked. They really shouldn't be.
Kawhi Is Back. Now Toronto Prays He Stays Healthy.
Kawhi Leonard is officially a Raptor again. The city is celebrating. But he's played just 189 of 492 games since 2019. That's not a plan — that's hope.
Kawhi's Back in Toronto. It Was Always Going to Be This.
Kawhi Leonard is returning to Toronto after seven seasons of LA chaos. The Clippers tried to build around him. Toronto already proved they could make him great.
Windhorst Says the Kawhi Trade Happens Today
Windhorst says the Kawhi Leonard trade to Toronto could happen today. Brandon Ingram heads to LA. The deal makes sense for everyone — and the Raptors deserve this.
Kawhi Trade Talks Are Real — and the Clippers Can't Move
Shams says the Clippers and Raptors are seriously engaged on a Kawhi Leonard trade. With the Mavericks and Masai Ujiri lurking, someone has to blink first.
The Clippers Want a Pay Cut. Kawhi Wants Toronto.
Kawhi Leonard will only waive his no-trade clause for Toronto or San Antonio. The Clippers want a pay cut. Here's why his two choices make complete sense.