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Getty The NBA is investigating Kawhi Leonard’s ties to Aspiration, and that means the league will be talking to just about everyone. Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, Leonard himself and company executives are all expected to be interviewed, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. “The NBA told me that their investigation is underway, and it will most […]

File photo Former Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is weighing in on the Clippers’ ongoing controversy involving Kawhi Leonard’s $28 million endorsement deal with Aspiration. And while some are skeptical of Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, Cuban says he’s siding with him. “It’s not even plausible to you that this is a deal between Uncle Dennis and

File photo The Clippers are scrambling to get in front of growing questions about Kawhi Leonard’s ties to a bankrupt tree-planting company backed by team owner Steve Ballmer. Pablo Torre appeared on The Dan Patrick Show and said the reaction inside the league office has been one of surprise and concern. “I can tell you

File photo One NBA scout thinks the Ben Simmons retirement rumors may be creeping up by design. “I don’t think there’s any real interest in him beyond teams putting out some feelers,” the scout told Hoops Wire. “So if he does (retire), he and his agent can spin it as if it’s being done by

Cam Thomas wasn’t going to wait around for another month to see if things changed. He made his call. The restricted free agent is rejecting the offers Brooklyn put in front of him and is signing the qualifying offer: A one-year, $6 million contract that gives him a no-trade clause for this season, then makes

It’s a case of Cam Thomas and the Nets failing to reach an agreement on a new deal, and Thomas betting on himself.

Kevin Durant, No. 35 of Team Shaq, and Karl-Anthony Towns, No. 32 of Team Chuck, go up for the opening tipoff during the 74th NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 16 at Chase Center in San Francisco. (Chris Schwegler / NBAE via Getty Images) The NBA’s quest to “create an All-Star experience that we can be proud

File photo One of the most popular ways fans were watching NBA games without paying has been shut down. Streameast, billed as the world’s largest illegal sports streaming site, is no more after a raid in Egypt on Aug. 24 led to the arrest of two men. Egyptian law enforcement seized laptops, phones and other

P.J. Washington is staying in Dallas as part of one of the best frontcourts in the league. Washington has agreed to sign a four-year, $90 million extension to stay with the Mavericks, a story broken by ESPN’s Shams Charania and since confirmed by others including Washington himself. God is God https://t.co/yOkiRXYLFq — PJ Washington (@PJWashington)

Kawhi Leonard is a six-time All Star. Photograph: Matt Slocum/AP The Los Angeles Clippers and their owner, Steve Ballmer, have denied allegations the team’s star forward, Kawhi Leonard, was paid $28m for a job that doesn’t exist. Journalist Pablo Torre laid out the allegations in his podcast on Wednesday. Torre, citing legal documents, claims Ballmer