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Are Steve Ballmer & Kawhi Leonard about to get off scot-free? What ESPN's latest reporting means for the Raptors w/ Vivek Jacob

Podcast: Locked On Raptors - Daily Podcast On The Toronto Raptors
Published: Aug 18, 2026
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Summary

ESPN reported on Monday that the NBA's investigation into the Clippers, Steve Ballmer, Kawhi Leonard and potential cap circumvention has yielded no hard evidence that Ballmer illegally funneled money to Kawhi -- but does the NBA agree with that reporting? In Episode 2170, Sean Woodley and Vivek Jacob parse the latest reporting from ESPN and Pablo Torre and try to draw some conclusions about what it all means for the Toronto Raptors and their proposed trade for Leonard.