Adam Silver Makes Legal Move Against Kawhi Leonard & Clippers Amid Steve Ballmer’s Confession

The water is murkier than ever. Right in the heart of the 2025 offseason, drama unfolded on September 2. Investigative journalist Pablo Torre, on his podcast, dropped a bombshell no one saw coming. He allegedly found loopholes in Kawhi Leonard’s deal with the Los Angeles Clippers, the one that moved him from Toronto right after the championship-winning season. An alleged $28 million handshake. That too, for a fake job with a fraudulent company.

And just when you thought that the league’s Commissioner, Adam Silver, wouldn’t take measures, Saturday came in with fresh updates. The NBA insider, Sam Amick, tweeted:

“Source: The NBA has hired the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rose and Katz to investigate the Clippers-Kawhi Leonard situation. This is the same firm that investigated Donald Sterling and Robert Sarver.”

Source: The NBA has hired the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rose and Katz to investigate the Clippers-Kawhi Leonard situation.

Story w/ @joevardon and @MikeVorkunov, @TheAthletic

This is the same firm that investigated Donald Sterling and Robert Sarver.https://t.co/M3QBgmiBRa

— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) September 5, 2025

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