{"id":2044366,"date":"2026-07-15T10:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T07:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2044366"},"modified":"2026-07-15T10:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T07:00:10","slug":"nba-board-of-governors-recap-adam-silver-on-aspiration-expansion-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2044366","title":{"rendered":"NBA Board of Governors recap: Adam Silver on Aspiration, expansion and more"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LAS VEGAS \u2014 There might finally be a resolution in sight for the LA Clippers, Kawhi Leonard and the NBA\u2019s investigation into whether the team circumvented the cap through the star\u2019s $28 million endorsement deal with Aspiration. NBA commissioner Adam Silver said he is hopeful the league will provide a resolution by the end of the summer.<\/p>\n

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Silver said Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, the law firm the league hired to conduct the investigation, has finished that portion of the process and is sifting through the information it has gathered and making its conclusions. The league hired Wachtell Lipton in September, and the investigation is in its 11th month. The investigation has grown in scope since it began<\/a>, according to multiple sources who spoke to\u00a0The Athletic<\/em> on the condition of anonymity in order to speak freely. Wachtell Lipton has also looked into whether the Clippers improperly covered expenses for Leonard but were not reimbursed for them and has examined whether Leonard had a previously unreported endorsement deal with another company, those sources said.<\/p>\n

The NBA must still present its conclusions to the Clippers, and the collective bargaining agreement spells out that the league must present its findings to an arbitrator who will rule on any punishment the league might want to impose, if the NBA decides one is warranted. Still, Silver is confident everything will be wrapped up by the start of the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, I would say this can be wrapped up \u2014 and needs to be wrapped up \u2014 before next season,\u201d he said at a news conference Tuesday night on the concourse of the Thomas & Mack Center.<\/p>\n

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Why the Clippers took a chance on Keaton Wagler<\/div>\n
Law Murray and Jeshua Kidd<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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