The NBA investigation into Kawhi Leonard’s endorsement deal with now bankrupt team sponsor Aspiration — which a bombshell investigation by the Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast called a “no-show” deal designed to be salary cap circumvention — is now underway. Most likely it will be months, maybe into 2026, before we have the results and any potential consequences for the Clippers and owner Steve Ballmer.

That hasn’t stopped everyone around the league from talking about the case.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, appearing Tuesday at the Sports Business Journal’s AXS DRIVE event in Los Angeles, said the league will get to the bottom of what is happening.

Silver continues to sound like a cautious lawyer in dealing with this scandle, but did add that the NBA may have to reconsider its rules on

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