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The Kawhi Leonard trade between the LA Clippers and the Toronto Raptors will not be finalized until the NBA concludes its investigation into allegations of salary-cap circumvention by the Clippers, according to statements issued by both teams.
The two teams agreed to the trade on June 30, reuniting Leonard with the franchise with which he won the 2019 NBA title.
However, the Raptors said in a statement Thursday that they will “wait until the league’s investigation is complete” before finalizing the deal.
“The NBA league office informed us that as a result of the ongoing investigation involving the Clippers, we would assume the risk of any potential outcome of the investigation impacting Kawhi,” the statement read.
The Raptors added that they are “eager” to bring Leonard back to Toronto.
The Clippers also released a statement saying they were told the Raptors would need to assume any potential penalty for Leonard.
“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.”
The trade comes less than a year after allegations surfaced connecting Leonard, the Clippers and an under-the-table deal with environmental company Aspiration. The now-bankrupt Aspiration served as the team’s jersey-patch partner until the end of the 2022-23 season.
The allegations were detailed in a series of episodes on the “Pablo Torre Finds Out” podcast. Ten months ago, shortly after Torre’s first episode was released, the NBA opened an investigation into whether the Clippers, and chairman Steve Ballmer, used Aspiration’s sponsorship relationship with the franchise to circumvent league salary-cap rules.
The league has yet to publicly announce the findings of that investigation. Commissioner Adam Silver acknowledged the ongoing probe before the start of the 2026 NBA Finals, saying, “We can’t be investigating forever.”
The Clippers reiterated in Thursday’s statement that they have cooperated with the NBA’s investigation and have not violated any league rules.
