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Kawhi Leonard revealed that he does not follow the show. He said he signed his Clippers contract and the agreements in question in good faith, with no knowledge that anyone meant to get around the cap.
A new episode of “Pablo Torre Finds Out” had just landed when the question came up in Toronto. I don’t know what to think of it or really expect,” Leonard said. ‘I’m not entertained by it, so, like I said before, the NBA did their job, uh, the [NB]PA did their job, and, yeah, I don’t know. His focus now, he said, is on what he can control and moving ahead with a clean slate. The league’s nvestigation turned up “a pattern of misconduct and multiple significant rules violations” by a Clippers organization that had broken cap rules before.
He is not entertained by it, and he has no idea what to expect from it. “No, I don’t follow it, you know. He pointed to the league and the players’ association instead. Both had done their jobs. Torre is the one who broke the story. His reporting showed the Clippers paid Leonard millions through endorsement deals with no real work attached. The NBA later judged the arrangement a way around the salary cap. Leonard’s public message has not changed much. In a statement issued during the investigation, he accepted responsibility for lapses in judgment by people in his inner circle. He apologized for the distraction to fans and his family. The league and the players’ union both say every punishment is binding.