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Major NBA trade won't be official until league's investigation into team's salary cap accusations is complete The trade that would send Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors is on hold until the NBA completes its investigation into Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers.
(This video contains AI-assisted content.) Kawhi Leonard isn't going to Toronto just yet.
Last week, Leonard's Los Angeles Clippers agreed to a trade that would send him to the Toronto Raptors, where he won a championship in 2019.
However, the trade is reportedly on hold until the NBA's investigation into the Clippers is complete.
Leonard is accused of receiving off-the-books money through an apparent endorsement deal to help the Clippers circumvent the salary cap.
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(Alika Jenner/Getty Images) "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," the Clippers said in a statement to ESPN.
"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 Kawhis contract that could theoretically result from the ongoing investigation.
"The investigation is ongoing, and we expect the trade to be finalized following its conclusion." In the statement, the Clippers denied any wrongdoing.
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