The NBA has officially opened an investigation into Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers , as first reported by Shams Charania of ESPN.

“We are aware of this morning’s media report regarding the LA Clippers,” NBA spokesman Mike Bass said in a statement. “And (we) are commencing an investigation.”

This announcement from Bass and the NBA comes after a report from Pablo Torre on Wednesday morning alleging that Kawhi Leonard received a lucrative, no-work contract in the form of a cap-circumventing scheme by the organization.

Essentially, these reports suggest that Leonard was paid under the table through a now-bankrupt environmental company called Aspiration as a form of payment that would be added to his contract with the Clippers.

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