Charania In a unique moment Monday sources told me Josh Harris amp Steve Balmer the 2 owners of the Sixers amp Clippers got on a call and ironed out the trade that sent Harden finally to LA This showed ownership sign-off and impact on a deal negotiated by Daryl Morey amp Lawrence Frank

Charania Both the Toronto Raptors and the LA Clippers expect the previously agreed upon trade and its terms to still wind up happening

Charania Philadelphia was not in the picture for LeBron until after the Jaylen Brown trade and within 24 hours LeBron was taking their pitch very seriously It's currently a hierarchy of Cleveland Miami and Philadelphia and then teams on the periphery

Charania Those talks are continuing they're serious between the Clippers and the Raptors all signs point to these two sides being motivated and the future is nearing it's end Kawhi Leonard's tenure is nearing it's end in Los Angeles

Charania The Raptors and Clippers were set to have a trade call to finalize the deal But Im told the league ended up delaying that call and has now decided that the teams will not be moving forward unless the Raptors assume the risk of any potential outcomes stemming from that investigation

Charania on LeBron James I dont know if Im holding my breath for an announcement this week LeBron has had multiple ownersGMs about 3-5 that have sent voice memos to him via Rich Paul

Charania The only coach that LeBron James spoke to during this 3-week-long process was Sixers head coach Nick Nurse