Kawhi Leonard’s claim of not knowing about salary cap circumvention exposed by Pablo Torre

The NBA has recently found the Los Angeles Clippers and their star player, Kawhi Leonard, guilty of salary cap circumvention. As a consequence, the NBA has levied a $30 million fine on the team and stripped them of their five first-round draft picks. On top of that, Kawhi Leonard has been fined $700,000 for his involvement in the controversy.

However, his NBA Finals MVP contract remains intact. In a recent development, investigative journalist Pablo Torre has exposed Kawhi Leonard's claim that he was unaware of the salary cap circumvention involving his endorsement deals with Aspiration and Daktronics, which was initially supported by NBA insider Shams Charania. According to Torre, an image of Leonard signing a consent form for the Aspiration endorsement deal in 2022 contradicts Leonard's claim of ignorance.

This revelation has led to many NBA fans expressing their disbelief on social media, with some questioning whether Leonard and his representatives misled the public through Charania.