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Kawhi Leonard Reportedly Was Paid $28 Million For "No-Show Job" with Clippers To Avoid Salary Cap?!

2025-09-03 Sports
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Investigative Journalism Uncovers Owner Salary Circumvention Schemes

Learn how investigative reports suggest major sports owners bypass salary caps using undisclosed third-party companies and the massive implications this has for professional sports bookkeeping.

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  • Investigative reporter Pablo Tori exposed alleged backdoor payments to star players, specifically citing Kawhi Leonard.
  • Speakers speculate this scheme, involving outside companies (like a tree business), could affect the NFL and college sports compensation models.
  • The discussion highlights the competitive advantage wealthy owners gain by circumventing transparent salary structures, potentially impacting coaching contracts too. This segment focuses on the fallout and ramifications of recent investigative reporting revealing potential salary cap circumvention tactics used by team owners.

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Top Comments (10)

@nshanny73 2025-09-03

Kawhi's NBA contract is a No Show job

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@AAK-v6x 2025-09-03

Pablo Torre is carrying sports journalism on his back and has found a way to make it entertaining with his video format

781 34 replies
@DavidVissc 2025-09-03

I remember the GM of Toronto saying that Kawhi's uncle was asking for "impermissible benefits". I bet it was this.

534 12 replies
@darthmartinez 2025-09-03

But wasn't Kawhi already getting paid to do nothing with the Clippers?

505 15 replies
@Crow5537 2025-09-03

Kawhi has the funniest career of all time. It’s not even close.

291 17 replies
@MrWordLife666 2025-09-03

Pablo Torre is the man, you guys need to have him on the NFLPA stuff was crazy

259 7 replies
@JacobMcClure-y6m 2025-09-03

Should be noted, Pablo does not want to unalive himself 😂

183 6 replies
@DJConway512 2025-09-04

Paul George is gonna be furious. He was doing nothing for one salary

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@AlexCruz-nf9zo 2025-09-03

As a Spurs fan, the Kawhi trade was a blessing in disguise. The Spurs have Wemby, Toronto won a chip, and the Clippers have a lawsuit 😂

72 13 replies
@Renegaderabbit8 2025-09-04

This is what Robert Kraft did for Brady for 20 years. Lol. There’s a very big benefit to having a close relationship with the owner directly.

57 8 replies

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