The Los Angeles Clippers pursued Kawhi Leonard in 2019 with the hope of building a perennial contender. Years later, the results tell a far more complicated story. What was expected to usher in a championship era has instead been overshadowed by courtrooms, league investigations, and underwhelming postseason results.

Since his arrival, the Clippers have won just three playoff series (vs Mavs in 2020 and 2021, vs Jazz in 2021) while being tied to four separate legal or league actions: Doc Rivers’ $50,000 tampering fine in 2019, Johnny Wilkes’ 2020 lawsuit alleging a backdoor deal, Randy Shelton’s ongoing tampering and medical mishandling claims, and the more recent $28 million Aspiration endorsement controversy. Together, these cases highlight a turbulent off-court chapter that has run par

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