Lewenberg A number of external candidates that came in really really pushed back on some of the moves that Masai and company made over the last few yearsOne of them went as far as calling the Brandon Ingram trade a desparate Hail Mary

Quotes from Brian Windhorst Tim MacMahon Zach Lowe Chris Mannix and Jon Krawczynski describing how Clippers acted and lied personally to the media during the investigation Krawczynski It was a behind the scenes ferocious defense that was accusatory to anyone who dared question them

Charles Barkley Kawhi should have never left Toronto in the beginning - he owned an entire countryHe had a great general manager Masai UjiriI mean that was one of the great runs in NBA historyAbout one guy who took an entire organization to the top

Pablo Torre says the NBA approached Steve Ballmer told him they found wrongdoing and tried to get him to admit to it and accept the punishment Instead Ballmer chose to fight it so the NBA turned around and found a way to settle the matter with Kawhi and the NBPA

Law Murray The shocking thing for me is that the Clippers really thought the NBA was going to be on their side the whole time I think they operated in that wayIt just feels like the Clippers didn't expect this

Thaddeus Young says even though the Clippers lost 5 draft picks theyre still not in a bad positionBecause they made three trades before this actually happened Which makes me believe also they knew something was coming

A message from interim LA Clippers governor John GibsonAmong other things he thanks Kawhi Leonard reinforces confidence in Ty Lue and announces Trent Redden will serve as POBO while Lawrence Frank is suspendedWe believe our best days are still ahead of us