The NBA on Aug. 17 criticized a report by ESPN claiming the league found no evidence in its investigation that the Los Angeles Clippers circumvented the salary cap by funneling money to Kawhi Leonard.
“ESPN’s article regarding the LA Clippers investigation—for which the NBA declined to cooperate—contains numerous and significant inaccuracies. The results in this matter will be made clear once the investigation is concluded,” NBA spokesman Mike Bass said in a statement posted to X.
Citing three unnamed sources, ESPN reported on Aug. 17 that the league found no evidence that Clippers owner and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer funneled money to Leonard, 35, through team sponsors and is instead focused on investigating whether the team circumvented the salary cap by introducing Leonard to sponsors….