Kawhi "no-show job" that paid $28M

[mtcan]

Watching the Clippers fail year after year never gets old, with or without Kawhi. Karma=Bitch

Will never get over how he left at least one more shot at a championship on the table because Uncle Dennis needed to get paid.

Adam Silver will once again turn a blind eye because LA and...Canada. **** 'em

[SharoneWright]

Hang on. Did they say Drake got paid by "Aspiration"?

In order for him to not influence Kawhi to re-sign in Toronto?? Or for planting trees?? Did Drake sell out the 6?!

"It's exciting to work with a company that’s found a simple way to offer everyone the ability to reduce their carbon footprint. Aspiration’s approach to climate change is really inspiring and I hope together we can help to motivate and create awareness", said Drake.

https://www.hausvoneden.com/lifestyle/drake-carbon-neutral-sustainability/#:~:text=%22It%27s%20exciting%20to%20work%20with,create%20awareness%22%2C%20said%20Drake.

https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/news/drake-finance-investor-aspiration-1191128/

[gigi]

Uncle Dennis styles! What a moron!

[artsncrafts]

There is no doubt this happens more than we "know". Not as egregious as this case but even a legitimate $20M in guaranteed endorsements if you sign like Larry supposedly worked out is essentially the same thing for cap purposes.

[mihaic]

I'm curious how much did Brunson get under the table.

[JShuttlesworth]

Hearing this news come out today wasn't a surprise to me

Wasn't it reported back in 2019 that Kawhi was looking for all sorts of side deals during Free Agency back in 2019? I feel like I remember reading about it back then that Kawhi was making a bunch of unusual requests

Very curious to see how the NBA would go about punishing the Clippers if this is in fact true. Massive fines and draft picks isn't enough of a punishment here. Do they punish only the Clippers? Or does Kawhi face consequences as well?

I would imagine the Clippers get fined, they are forced to give up picks, Kawhi gets suspended for a season.

[One_and_Done]

Hopefully the Clippers get severely penalised for this, and lose at least 1-2 first rounders.

[VanWest82]

Watching the Clippers fail year after year never gets old, with or without Kawhi. Karma=Bitch

So much this. Everyone involved deserves to be punished, especially uncle dennis, but Clips self-sabotaging every year is just delicious.

[mtcan]

People keep comparing this to Joe Smith, but the Kawhi is worse. Joe Smith didn't even get to the point when the cap circumvention happened...it was just the plan to do it. With Kawhi...it has already happened. If there is a penalty...it should be more than a piddly fine, losing 5 first round picks and voiding the contract. Ideally...a massive fine, losing 5 first round picks, voiding the contract AND a one year suspension for Kawhi along with a ban from ever going back to the Clippers...hell...a ban from ever signing with any LA team.

The billionaire owners need to learn that flaunting your money to circumvent the cap is a big deal and it compromises the integrity of the league.

[WuTang_CMB]

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[Troubadour]

Hang on. Did they say Drake got paid by "Aspiration"?

In order for him to not influence Kawhi to re-sign in Toronto?? Or for planting trees?? Did Drake sell out the 6?!

"It's exciting to work with a company that’s found a simple way to offer everyone the ability to reduce their carbon footprint. Aspiration’s approach to climate change is really inspiring and I hope together we can help to motivate and create awareness", said Drake.

https://www.hausvoneden.com/lifestyle/drake-carbon-neutral-sustainability/#:~:text=%22It%27s%20exciting%20to%20work%20with,create%20awareness%22%2C%20said%20Drake.

https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/news/drake-finance-investor-aspiration-1191128/

He invested in Aspiration in 2021

Link: https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/news/drake-finance-investor-aspiration-1191128/

[Troubadour]

Seeing all of these NBA "reporters" wordlessly share the Clippers' statement without so much as a word of commentary just highlights the difference between what Shams does and someone like Torre.

[WaltFrazier]

People keep comparing this to Joe Smith, but the Kawhi is worse. Joe Smith didn't even get to the point when the cap circumvention happened...it was just the plan to do it. With Kawhi...it has already happened. If there is a penalty...it should be more than a piddly fine, losing 5 first round picks and voiding the contract. Ideally...a massive fine, losing 5 first round picks, voiding the contract AND a one year suspension for Kawhi along with a ban from ever going back to the Clippers...hell...a ban from ever signing with any LA team.

The billionaire owners need to learn that flaunting your money to circumvent the cap is a big deal and it compromises the integrity of the league.

There's no way to justify banning him from the Lakers.

Hey maybe the whole thing is an elaborate plot to have the league gift him to the Lakers

[WaltFrazier]

Hang on. Did they say Drake got paid by "Aspiration"?

In order for him to not influence Kawhi to re-sign in Toronto?? Or for planting trees?? Did Drake sell out the 6?!

"It's exciting to work with a company that’s found a simple way to offer everyone the ability to reduce their carbon footprint. Aspiration’s approach to climate change is really inspiring and I hope together we can help to motivate and create awareness", said Drake.

https://www.hausvoneden.com/lifestyle/drake-carbon-neutral-sustainability/#:~:text=%22It%27s%20exciting%20to%20work%20with,create%20awareness%22%2C%20said%20Drake.

https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/news/drake-finance-investor-aspiration-1191128/

He invested in Aspiration in 2021

Link: https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/news/drake-finance-investor-aspiration-1191128/

I wonder how much Aspiration was able to cut Drake's carbon footprint before they went under

[WaltFrazier]

I’ve saw people say can Raptors be awarded anything in compensation, but that won’t happen and we definitely seem to be the most impacted by it- but Kawai was a UFA and could have to any team- Clippers actions were an unfair advantage over all teams, not just us. I don’t see any issue with teams lining up outside endorsements opportunities - but they have to be legit pay for services- otherwise it could also be compensation through cap circumvention. So was the cactus but Kawhi went for the money. If other teams try and meet the demand too, they’re pretty much just as guilty. What’s harder to believe that more teams do this or more teams wouldn’t engage out of principle. Like San Antonio relationship with KL soured due to injury scepticism, but they probably heard the kind of things his camp were looking for and knew they’d have a hard time finding that - and it maybe why we got to rent him and raise a banner in the first place.

can Raptors be awarded anything in compensation, but that won’t happen and we definitely seem to be the most impacted by it- but Kawai was a UFA and could have to any team- Clippers actions were an unfair advantage over all teams, not just us.

This. All the talk in this thread of Raptors being compensated is off base. He was a UFA, plus the alleged offense happened on his next contract not 2019.

[mtcan]

People keep comparing this to Joe Smith, but the Kawhi is worse. Joe Smith didn't even get to the point when the cap circumvention happened...it was just the plan to do it. With Kawhi...it has already happened. If there is a penalty...it should be more than a piddly fine, losing 5 first round picks and voiding the contract. Ideally...a massive fine, losing 5 first round picks, voiding the contract AND a one year suspension for Kawhi along with a ban from ever going back to the Clippers...hell...a ban from ever signing with any LA team.

The billionaire owners need to learn that flaunting your money to circumvent the cap is a big deal and it compromises the integrity of the league.

There's no way to justify banning him from the Lakers.

Hey maybe the whole thing is an elaborate plot to have the league gift him to the Lakers

It's just to spite him because all anyone ever said back then was..."he just wants to go home. How can you hate him for wanting to go home?" No...it's getting to going home and collecting more money under the table. It was nauseating to hear every **** talking head and blog boy say that.

Like I said before...when you win a championship with a legit championship calibre team that went on to have 2nd or 3rd best record the next season without him...and the entire basketball world sane-washes by saying that he just wants to go home....man **** them all. Never made sense. Want to go home? Do it after trying to run it back. Do it when you retire.

But now it all makes sense.

[SharoneWright]

Hang on. Did they say Drake got paid by "Aspiration"?

In order for him to not influence Kawhi to re-sign in Toronto?? Or for planting trees?? Did Drake sell out the 6?!

"It's exciting to work with a company that’s found a simple way to offer everyone the ability to reduce their carbon footprint. Aspiration’s approach to climate change is really inspiring and I hope together we can help to motivate and create awareness", said Drake.

https://www.hausvoneden.com/lifestyle/drake-carbon-neutral-sustainability/#:~:text=%22It%27s%20exciting%20to%20work%20with,create%20awareness%22%2C%20said%20Drake.

https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/news/drake-finance-investor-aspiration-1191128/

He invested in Aspiration in 2021

Link: https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/news/drake-finance-investor-aspiration-1191128/

lol. “Invested”

[PD28]

Many of us were disappointed when Kawhi left, but none of us can deny that we got the best Kawhi experience. We won a chip, and didn't ruin our franchise to satisfy Kawhi/Uncle Dennis either.

[xb3at band1tx]

I think Ballmer gets off scot-free but if he loses 1-2 FRP that's actually pretty devastating considering his current team's timeline

[MoneyBall]

I'm totally serious when I say Kawhi should get the Jontay Porter treatment.