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The NBA's investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers and Kawhi Leonard allegedly using a fraudulent endorsement deal with Aspiration to circumvent the NBA's salary cap is reportedly expected to wrap up in the next six weeks.
The Clippers agreed to trade Leonard to the Toronto Raptors in June. However, that deal has been put on hold as the Raptors await the results of the NBA's investigation. Toronto did not want to be liable for any penalties involving Leonard.
NBA insider Marc Stein reported that the investigation should be complete at some point in the next six weeks, and Leonard is expected to join the Raptors.
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"There is a belief in some corners of the league that the investigation is closer to completion than advertised and that — at some point over the next six weeks — there will be a resolution involving some level of sanctions from the NBA against the Clippers but, ultimately, clearance for LA and Toronto to complete the Leonard trade," Stein wrote.
NBA training camp begins in late September. The investigation is expected to be complete before then.
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Leonard Is Unlikely to Face Suspension
Regardless of the outcome of the investigation, Leonard is not expected to be suspended from the NBA. The league's collective bargaining agreement does not include suspension as a potential punishment for circumventing the salary cap.
The potential punishments include "team fines, direct forfeiture of draft picks, the voiding of any player contract and a suspension of up to a year for any team personnel found to have engaged in such a violation, while the player can be required to 'disgorge' whatever benefits they gained from a third party in a cap circumvention scheme," per SportsNet's Michael Grange.
Grange reported that the most likely outcome of the investigation will be a negotiated settlement.
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