Kawhi Scandal Rocks Clippers | Sengun’s Leap vs Jokic | NBA All-Star Game Fails Again

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🗓️ 4 September 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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The Clippers are facing a massive scandal after reports surfaced that Kawhi Leonard received $28M in secret payments. What does this mean for Steve Ballmer, the front office, and the NBA? We also break down Alperen Sengun’s monster performance against Nikola Jokic at EuroBasket and debate if he’s on track to join the league’s elite superstars. Plus, the NBA tweaks the All-Star Game again—did they finally get it right? Spoiler: probably not. Locked On NBA hosts Wes Goldberg, Matt Moore, and Haize react with insider analysis and hot takes from around the league.

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0:00.0	Today on Locked-on NBA, the Kauai scandal threatens to derail the clipper season.
0:04.3	Alper and Chang-Goon is making a leap, and the NBA got the All-Star game wrong again.
0:14.6	You are Locked-on NBA, your daily NBA podcast.
0:19.4	Part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:24.8	All right, welcome to Locked-on NBA.
0:27.0	Thanks for making us your first listen of the day.
0:29.2	We are free and available wherever you get your podcast.
0:31.3	Part of the Lockdown Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:34.0	Today's episode is brought to you by Fandual.
0:36.2	Football season is closer than you think.
0:37.7	It's this weekend. And right now, new customers can bet just $5. If your first bet wins, you're going to get $300 in bonus bets. Download the Fandual app to get started. I'm West Goldberg, and we're talking about a new all-star game format. And according to one of our hosts, the next superstar to join the ranks of Yokic, Luca, and Yannis, and we're doing it with the help of
0:38.2	lockdown's local experts. And I have according to one of our hosts, the next superstar to join the ranks of Yokic, Luka, and Janus.
0:54.6	And we're doing it with the help of Lockdown's local experts. And I have two of the best with me, as always, from the Lockdown Noggets podcast. He's a senior writer at the Action Network. Matt Moore and from Lockdown Bulls. He's also a Bears and Bulls creator for Bleacher Report. It's Hayes, guys. Baron Davis is going to be a contestant on dancing with the stars with this upcoming season.
1:16.0	If you could pick any current or former NBA player to compete in any reality game show,
1:21.3	reality show, game show, whatever it might be, who would you pick, and what show would you put them on?
1:28.4	Nicola Yilkic for American Ninja Warrior.
1:32.9	He might be the favorite to win that one.
1:36.0	That's actually priceless.
1:37.3	It's actually priceless.
1:38.5	I'd pick Joel Embed on Survivor.
1:42.9	I think he's uniquely positioned to be pretty good in that one.
1:46.9	That's good.
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