Windhorst I dont need FBI training to understand a kickback Daktronics didnt come out with a statement that denied this They had a crisis PR man say something like Kawhis not under contract right now It was not a full-throated denial This is extraordinarily troubling and looks different

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

Wachtell on why the investigation took so long This effort was challenged by the approach of the Clippers and their outside counsel who at times delayed in responding to requests for information and operated in an adversarial or obfuscatory manner that slowed the ability to gather the facts

Pablo was asked for a statement after ESPN published its article but they left it out of their reporting I just wonder WHY it happened like this It sure seems to me that they got fed a story by the people who were lying to everyone this entire time and I got implicated as a result of it

Pablo Torre On Ballmers apology He is not admitting to wrongdoing that has been investigated and proven on our show and by the NBA And that is notable Its because the question of his own admission of guilt is at the heart of what the DOJ is looking into It is key to what the SEC is probing

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

Pablo Torre They don't release the Wachtell report if the ESPN's story does not come out is what I personally believe It's wild It is an ACME cartoon bit of TNT that was meant to explode one thing and blew up in the face of the person operating it It is unbelievably funny