Defiant Kawhi Leonard on the accusations: “None of us did not illegal … we invite the investigations”

English, California – Hours after the The latest accusations were launched in Kawhi Leonard’s approval scandal “No-Show” This became the NBA speech, Leonard himself was provocative during the Media Day Clippers.

“I mean, the NBA will do their job. None of us have done unlawful,” said Leonard. “And yes, I mean, that’s all. We invite the investigations …

“I understand that the complete contract and the services I had to do. As I said, I don’t deal with the conspiracies or clicgels or journalism that is happening.”

The president of the Clippers Basketball operations Lawrence Frank echoed to Leonard’s comments, saying during his observations that “we feel very, very confident of being on the right side of this”.

The nucleus of the accusations, reported for the first time by Pablo Torre’s podcast, are that the team has spoken the salary limit to obtain more money in Leonard through a team sponsor. In 2021, the owner of Clippers Ballmer invested $ 50 million in the aspiration of the “Green Bank” company. Within 18 months, the clippers purchased $ 100 million in those green credits as part of Ballmer’s effort to make the new Clippers house, The Intuit Dome, Carbon Neutral. The aspiration became sponsor of $ 300 million from the Clippers team in 2021.

Around that time, Leonard signed a four -year approval agreement with the aspiration (in the end they also received other $ 20 million in the company’s shares, which is now useless). The case of eco-gonvice of the wage limit focuses on the idea that Leonard has done nothing for the aspiration as a supporter that can be seen publicly, leading to accusations that it was a “no-show” approval. The topic is that it was a way to channel extra money for Leonard through a dying company. The aspiration is now bankrupt and its CEO, Sanberg, has declared himself guilty of $ 248 million in fraud. Ballmer maintained his innocence, saying he was “deceived” like other investorsAnd that the Clippers concluded the sponsor of their team with the aspiration after it was defaulting on its obligations.

Leonard rejected the accusation of having done nothing for the aspiration, that this was essentially a “no-show” contract.

“I don’t think it’s accurate, but it’s old,” said Leonard. “This is all new for you guys. The company failed some time ago, so we already knew it would happen.” Leonard, however, did not detailed what he did for the aspiration.

The president of Clippers Frank opened his observations with a declaration that continued the affirmation of the clippers according to which he is innocent in all this and which in the end were demonstrated innocent.

“We are happy that there is an investigation and we welcome her,” Frank said. “We appreciate the fact that there will be a look at clear eyes to these accusations and we are anxious that the truth comes out. The hypotheses and conclusions that have been made are disappointing and upsetting and we expect investigations to show that these accusations are wrong.

“I am injured for Steve [Ballmer]. It is one of the best people and the most honorable people I have ever met. He does things in the right way for the right reasons and constantly reminds us of staying on the right side of the rules. I am also injured for our players, our staff and fans …

“The accusations made against us are serious and do not align with my experience, my reality. We cooperate with this investigation and we will let this process take place. But we are eager for the whole truth, the entire picture, to be revealed. We are very confident in what it will show.”

Frank dodged a question about the fact that the uncle and the company director of Leonard, Dennis Robertson (commonly indicated as “Uncle Dennis”) had asked him for improper gifts when he signed with the team in 2019. The representatives of the Raptors and Lakers said they had done it with them, also asking for a piece of the team. “Dennis knows the rules. Kawhi knows the rules,” was the response of Frank’s Pat.

Frank and Leonard agreed on something else: that this would not be a distraction for the clippers.

“I don’t read titles. I don’t do conspiracies, theories or something,” said Leonard. “It concerns the season and what we expected right now. And, yes, we will start the field tomorrow and see what we have achieved.”

“I think one is you recognize it …” said Frank of the accusations. “They know that we are very confident of being on the right side of things. And then you focus only on what you can control. I want to say, if you are looking for a distraction, you can find one, right? I think what makes the athletes so special is their ability to focus on the things they can control.”

A veteran team like Clippers could be able to put aside the distraction and focus on the game, but the accusations and investigations of the League are not leaving.

Nor are the questions.