Stephen A. Smith explains why he thinks Kawhi Leonard is a ‘gangster’ for everything he has done during his time with the Los Angeles Clippers.
The NBA approved Kawhi Leonard’s trade to the Toronto Raptors, and his scandalous Los Angeles Clippers stint has officially come to an end.
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The story of how Steve Ballmer and the franchise circumvented the salary cap to pay Leonard has dominated headlines for the past year, but even that saga is over now.
While the Clippers are dealing with some difficult punishments, Leonard himself has gotten away relatively light. Stephen A. Smith seemed to almost be in disbelief when he spoke about it.
In the entire Aspiration issue, Ballmer and the Clippers have taken responsibility and apologised. For his part, Leonard fired his uncle and previous agent, Dennis Robertson.
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The only real punishment he received, though, was a $700K fine, a drop in the bucket compared to how much the two-time NBA champion makes. After his trade to Toronto went through, Smith didn’t hold back on all of this.
