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Kawhi Leonard Scandal: Smoking Gun Found? | Adam Silver Says NBA Is a Highlight Sport

Locked On NBA – Daily Podcast On The National Basketball Association

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🗓️ 11 September 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers are back in the headlines. Did the latest Pablo Torre report reveal the smoking gun that proves LA cheated to land Kawhi? Wes Goldberg is joined by Matt Moore (Locked On Nuggets) and Haize (Locked On Bulls) to break down the scandal, Adam Silver’s careful comments, and what punishment could be coming. Plus, we react to Adam Silver calling the NBA a “highlight sport” and debate whether that’s good or bad for basketball fans. Then, we preview the EuroBasket Final Four: Giannis (Greece), Markkanen (Finland), Wagner (Germany), and Sengun (Turkey) all fighting for international glory.

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More details on the Kauai Leonard scandal did we finally find our smoking gun.

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Plus, is Adam Silver right?

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Is the NBA a highlight sport?

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Part of the Locked on Podcast Podcast Network, your team every day.

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Welcome back to Locked-on NBA.

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Today's episode is brought to you by Monarch Money. Take control of your finances with Monarch money. Use the code lockdown NBA at Monarchmoney.com for 50% off your first year. I'm West Goldberg. And today we are talking about the Eurobasket Final Four in the latest news out of the NBA's board of governors meeting, including Adam Silver, claiming that people can consume the NBA through highlights. And we are doing it with the help of Locked On's local experts. And I have two of the best with me, as always, from the Lockdown Nuggets podcast. He's a senior NBA writer for the Action Network. Matt Moore? Matt. I got anything snappier. How do I make my own highlights, hey? Since that that's all we're going to be watching now is highlights. What are my highlights? From the Locked on Bulls podcast, also Bears and Bulls creator for Bleach Report, Hayes. I got takes in regards to this whole highlight league thing. And I think it's going to trigger some people. So there you go. Look forward to that. Oh, that's a tease if I've ever heard of it. But first before we get to any of that, let's go to the latest on Kauai Leonard. Adam Silver took questions after the league's board of governors meeting in New York on Wednesday. And when asked about the Kauai Leonard scandal, he said, quote, the burden is on the league if we're going to discipline a team and owner, a player or any constituent members of the league. He also said that the league needs to take a look at the

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quote,

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totality of the evidence rather than just the mere appearance.

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Quote, I have an independent obligation to be the steward of the brand and the integrity

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of this league, end quote.

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Matt, what do you make of Adam Silver's comments?

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And do you think that he took a strong enough tone when it came to the allegations?

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Adam Silver is a lawyer.

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That's what you need to know here.

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Adam Silver is a lawyer.

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And so Adam Silver is going to speak very carefully until they have the requisite information they need in order to levy penalties.

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