Торонто Рэпторс болон Лос-Анжелес Клипперс багуудын хооронд хийгдэхээр тохиролцсон Кавай Леонардын солилцооны ажиллагаа NBA-ийн мөрдөн шалгах ажиллагаа дуустал түр зогсжээ.
Зургаадугаар сарын сүүлээр Лос-Анжелес Клипперсээс Кавай Леонардыг Торонто Рэпторс багт худалдах тохиролцоо хийгдсэн ч NBA-ийн зүгээс тус багийг тоглогчийн гэрээтэй холбоотой зөвшөөрөгдөөгүй санхүүгийн дэмжлэг үзүүлсэн эсэхийг 10 сарын турш шалгаж байгаа юм. Шалгалтын явцад Лос-Анжелес Клипперс баг холбогдох байгууллагуудтай бүрэн хамтран ажиллаж, шаардлагатай баримт бичгүүдийг гаргаж өгсөн байна.
Лос-Анжелес Клипперс нь Кавай Леонардад хууль бус төлбөр төлөөгүй гэдгээ мэдэгдэж, тус асуудал нь залилангийн хэрэгт холбогдоод буй Жо Санбергтэй холбоотой болохыг онцолжээ. Одоогийн байдлаар солилцоог бүрэн дуусгахын тулд Торонто Рэпторс нь мөрдлөгийн үр дүнд үүсэж болзошгүй гэрээний эрсдэлийг өөрийн нуруундаа үүрэх шаардлагатай болсон байна.
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When the Toronto Raptors acquired star forward Kawhi Leonard from the Los Angeles Clippers in late June, questions immediately arose about regarding Leonard’s status. The forward and the Clippers were still under investigation by the NBA after reports emerged accusing the Clippers of paying Leonard impermissible benefits to sign with the team ahead of the 2019-20 NBA season.
That investigation is still underway and the Leonard trade reportedly cannot be completed until the NBA closes the case, per ESPN’s Shams Charania.
The Clippers issued a statement to ESPN confirming the situation, saying the team has cooperated with the NBA for the last 10 months as it looked into the allegations.
In the statement, the Clippers once again claimed their innocence, saying the team “did not funnel money to Kawhi Leonard.” It added, “We have not done what we are accused of doing.”
The Clippers’ full statement read:
For the past 10 months, our organization has fully cooperated with an NBA investigation, participating in dozens of interviews, providing tens of thousands of documents, and facilitating access to our staff. While the process has been challenging, we have remained committed to transparency.
On June 30, we reached an agreement in principle to trade Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors. We have since been informed that the trade can only be finalized if the Raptors’ ownership group assumes the risk of penalties related to Kawhi’s contract that could theoretically result from the ongoing investigation. The investigation is ongoing, and we expect the trade to be finalized following its conclusion.
At the heart of this investigation are Joe Sanberg and Aspiration. We did not funnel money to Kawhi Leonard through Aspiration. Like many sophisticated investors, financial institutions, and business partners, we were victims of a fraud initiated by Sanberg, who has been convicted and sentenced to 14 years in prison.
We recognize the uncertainty this has created and the impact it has had on our team, our fans, the Raptors organization, their fans, and the players whose futures remain affected while this process continues.
We remain confident that, when the facts are evaluated fairly and thoroughly, the NBA will confirm exactly what we have said from the beginning: We have not done what we are accused of doing.
This story will be updated.
