By now, everyone has heard about the bombshell reporting by Pablo Torre, accusing the Clippers of circumventing the NBA salary cap to funnel extra money to Kawhi Leonard through a sham company. Steve Ballmer and the Clippers have denied the reports, claiming they, too, were scammed and had no knowledge of what the company was doing.
This story is far from over, and it’s too early to speculate about how it may play out, but the potential punishments that are being tossed around are lofty to say the least. Some of the early indications have even suggested this could go as far as having Leonard’s contract voided.