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

Torre There was a piece of paper the Raptors had put in front of them by the league office And the piece of paper that they had to sign for this trade was going to effectively indemnify both the league and the Clippers from any legal recourse or renegotiation in the event of a punishment

The Rich Eisen Show Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic believes the NBA's investigation into Kawhi Leonard and Aspiration has concluded and the league is currently shifting through the law firm's findings I believe the trade with the Raptors will still happen

Shelburne Ramona on Kawhi's potential future with the looming NBA investigation I can see a world in which Kawhi Leonard is back on the Clippers if this trade doesn't go through

Shelburne The Toronto Raptors have given zero indication that they want to back out of the Kawhi Leonard trade

Charania I had one executive tell me last night that the Clippers were essentially acting like a power agent brokering deals for Kawhi Leonard That's millions and millions of cash flow coming into Kawhi By mid-2021 Kawhi had pocketed tens of millions of dollars in no-show endorsement deals

PTFO The NBA was looking forward to settling and negotiating down the Clippers' punishment The Clippers fundamentally refused to settle and undercut the investigation at every turn giving the version of their defense to ESPN as the NBA's findings