NBA Puts Kawhi Leonard Investigation First: Is the League About to Drop the Hammer?
The Odd Couple with Rob Parker & Kelvin Washington
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🗓️ 10 July 2026
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
Rob Parker and Kelvin Washington react to reports that the NBA is continuing to pursue Kawhi Leonard's alleged involvement in the Clippers controversy by delaying action on the Toronto trade situation. Rob believes it's in Toronto's best interest to stay patient, arguing that the league has historically been lenient in major scandals and pointing to recent gambling-related cases where punishments were viewed as relatively soft. Kelvin, however, sees the prolonged investigation differently, suggesting the NBA's willingness to keep digging could mean the league has uncovered something significant and may be preparing to come down hard. The guys debate what the delay means, whether Kawhi should be concerned, and what the NBA's next move could be.
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| 0:35.2 | Rob G., the NBA said, let's put this on hold. |
| 0:40.6 | Yeah, big facts. |
| 0:41.6 | Put a pause for the cause in Toronto because the blockbuster trade that would have sent Kauai Leonard back to the six in exchange for Brandon Ingram and draft picks has been put on pause. |
| 0:52.9 | That is because the NBA told both teams, well, |
| 0:55.6 | specifically Toronto, y'all can make this trade if you want to. But if you do, when this |
| 1:01.9 | aspire investigation is complete, whatever punishment comes down involving Kauai Lander, |
| 1:08.3 | that's on you now. You got to have the responsibility of whatever the point of just going to be. |
| 1:13.7 | So in the meantime, in between time, if you're not ready for that, this trade is put on pause indefinitely. |
| 1:21.9 | If I'm the Raptors, given the history of the NBA, missing, fumbling investigations, Terry Rozier. |
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| 1:39.6 | Like, what are you worried about? |
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