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Leonard-Clippers case, Torre reopens the story: “There’s much more”
Sandy Verma | September 5, 2026 10:24 AM CST

The Kawhi Leonard case continues to generate controversy, and according to investigative journalist Pablo Torre during the Dan Patrick Showendorsement deals involving companies that did business with the Clippers may have reached at least $66 million.

Torre explained that the deal with Aspirationalready at the center of his investigation that led to the NBA probe into possible salary-cap circumvention, was worth $48 million in totalincluding $28 million in cash and the remainder in additional benefits. That figure is added to the deals with Boingo Wireless, Daktronics and Lockton Insurance which, according to the NBA investigation, would have provided Leonard with $18 million through 2021.

The extension Torre is referring to is the one Leonard signed in January 2024: a three-year, $153 million extensionbelow the $220 million maximum available under a four-year deal. The journalist also brought up the case of Rhode Island FCclaiming that Leonard received an undisclosed ownership stake shortly before signing his extension with the Clippers.

The Kawhi Leonard-Clippers casein other words, appears to be far from over. Pablo Torre continues to piece together new details and, if the reconstructed figures are accurate, the $66 million in endorsement deals may not even be the final number. The question Torre ends his segment with is probably the most intriguing one of all: what else is still waiting to come to light?


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