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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement that he was “deeply disappointed by the flagrant violations of our rules and by the Clippers’ institutional and leadership failures that led to this misconduct.” “The NBA’s collectively bargained system for determining player compensation is a fundamental component of the basketball competition that the league oversees for the benefit of the teams and players and ultimately the fans,” Silver added. The Clippers “vehemently reject the NBA findings, which are the result of a heavily biased investigation seeking justify a predetermined narrative rather than facts and evidence,” the team said in a statement. “What the league told us privately differs from what it announced today publicly, and they have not held themselves close to the standard Commissioner Silver set at the start of this investigation to ensure it’s fairness and accuracy.” The Clippers added that they intend to “vigorously challenge these findings and penalties through every avenue available to us and look forward to an ethical and impartial arbitration process.” Last year, the podcast “Pablo Torre Finds Out” reported that Leonard had an endorsement deal with a former fintech company, Aspiration, worth millions that had never been publicly disclosed.
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