Leonard’s ascendance came at the perfect time for Impact Sports, a successful NFL agency whose founder, Mitch Frankel, was looking for a star to lead his new basketball division. Frankel, who was based in Florida, built out the Southern California operation in part by hiring Dew as a recruiter and partnering with agent Brian Elfus.

Media day was supposed to focus on how the players spent their summers and what they are looking forward to this season. Instead, Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard spent most of his time defending himself from allegations that he was the recipient of ...

Kawhi Leonard’s endorsement deal scandal has sparked major discussions throughout this month. The saga started when Pablo Torre reported that the Clippers paid Leonard through a now-bankrupt company called Aspiration to circumvent the salary cap.

Rapper and actor Vince Staples addressed Los Angeles Clippers veteran Kawhi Leonard and the drama surrounding his endorsement deal with Aspiration. Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is being sued by Aspiration's investors in response to the bombshell surrouding Leonard's reported no-show deal that paid out $28 million over four years.

LOS ANGELES — Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers enter the 2025-26 season with expectations of being an NBA title contender coming out of the Western Conference. While the veteran-laden team prepares to start training camp on Tuesday, Sept.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Kawhi Leonard said Monday he didn’t receive all of the money he was owed from a California company he had an endorsement deal with in a business relationship that is under investigation by the NBA, but he insisted there was no ...

Ever since the Kawhi Leonard scandal broke out, the Los Angeles Clippers have done everything to minimize outside noise. Steve Ballmer has reiterated his innocence, and Leonard has denied that his deal with Aspiration Inc. was anything but fraudulent.

Clippers owner Steve Ballmer sued by 11 former Aspiration investors, claiming the company was used to pay All-Star Kawhi Leonard for a no-show job.