Kawhi Leonard Breaks Silence on Clippers Scandal & Nikola Jokic Declares “Nugget for Life”?

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🗓️ 30 September 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

NBA Media Day gave us pure chaos — from Kawhi Leonard finally addressing the Clippers scandal and calling the allegations “clickbait journalism,” to Nikola Jokic declaring he plans to be a “Nugget forever.” Wes Goldberg, Haize and Gavin Schall break down Kawhi’s first public comments, Bradley Beal’s wild quote about Steve Ballmer’s “better offer,” and whether the Clippers’ denials made things worse. Plus, Fact or Fluff on Jokic’s loyalty, DeAndre Ayton’s fit with the Lakers, and whether the Boston Celtics officially have the worst frontcourt in the NBA. We close with a heated debate: can Anthony Edwards make the leap into MVP territory — and is Rob Dillingham ready to take Mike Conley’s job?

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0:00.0	Good afternoon and welcome to Locked on NBA Daily.
0:03.7	On today's show, we finally hear from Kauai Leonard, who spoke to reporters for the first time since news of the Clipper scandal broke.
0:09.8	Is he on the same page as the organization?
0:11.7	We talked about that.
0:12.4	Meanwhile, Nuggets fans have to be thrilled after hearing what Nikola Yokic said about his future in Denver.
0:18.2	You are Locked-on NBA.
0:30.3	You are Locked-on NBA, your daily NBA podcast.
0:35.1	Part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:40.8	All right, welcome back to Lockdown NBA.
0:43.5	However you're tuning in on YouTube or on your favorite podcast app, thanks for making us your first listen every day.
0:45.4	I'm Wes Goldberg, and today we're talking about a ton of storylines out of NBA Media Day across
0:51.2	the league, including what Nikol Yolakic said about his future in Denver and
0:54.7	Dianjayayayayayton on his chance with the Lakers. We'll also hear from the hosts of Locked-on Celtics and Locked-on Timberwolves as we continue our team preview series, and we're doing it with the help of lockdown's local experts, and as always, I have two of the best with me from the Lockdown Nick's podcast. He's filling in for Matt Moore.
1:10.0	It's Gavin Shawl.
1:10.9	And from the Lockdown Bulls podcast,
1:12.5	also Bears and Bulls creator for Bleacher Report. It's Hayes. Hayes, how's it going? It's going good. Media Day was yesterday. I felt basketball just getting closer and closer. And I'm not going to be disappointed by the Bulls this year. You know why? Because I have zero expectations.
1:27.9	Zero.
1:47.1	How are the Knicks expectations, Gavin? You know, they're in Abu Dhabi right now. I don't know how much we'll learn while they're there. But they're back on Thursday, man. We're here. We have NBA basketball, so I'm really excited. We are here. And we did hear from Kauai Leonard for the first time since the Clippers scandal broke at Clippers Media Day on Monday.
1:49.1	Kauai did his best to deflect the allegations.
1:51.5	He called it clickbait journalism.
1:53.9	He denied any wrongdoing.
1:55.7	He did acknowledge that he's owed money by aspiration, then added that it was actually more
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