Clippers Chaos Continues, Luka’s EuroBasket Domination & NBA Expansion Rumors

Heat Check with Trysta Krick

The 8 Side

Basketball, Sports

2 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Trysta dives deep into the chaos surrounding the Clippers after Pablo Torre's latest findings. Trysta looks at minority owner Dennis Wong's Aspiration investment, and how did the NBA not know? With league front offices buzzing, punishment may be looming. Trysta breaks down who’s to blame and what this means for the Clippers moving forward.

Plus: EuroBasket is delivering pure entertainment—Lauri Markkanen’s breakout, Giannis battling no-calls, Sengun turning heads, and Luka absolutely carrying Slovenia in every stat.

Later, Trysta looks at the Lakers’ shifting roster strategies, Jalen Brown’s possible move to Atlanta, Cam Reddish heading overseas, and Adam Silver’s big-picture expansion plans in Europe. Oh, and Luka MVP season might just be loading...

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0:34.7	On this episode of the Heat Check, it's the Clippers and Kauai once again.
0:41.1	Weeo, weeo, we've got salary cap circumvention.
0:47.4	I never even said those words before, but guess what I know what they are now?
0:52.0	The Pablo Tori train is on a roll, baby.
0:55.9	You can't stop him.
0:57.0	He's playing 4D chess with these motherfuckers.
0:59.7	We also get into Lucas' incredible Eurobasket tournament
1:02.8	and how it might approach how the Lakers approach this season.
1:07.0	We jump into some news from around the league,
1:08.7	including a Malik Beasley update, which you guys know, I'm writing for my guy, Mike Beasley.
1:14.2	Adam Silver talks about expansion, and really, is this a clip-driven league?
1:21.4	And a surprising end to Cam Reddish's NBA career.
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