NBA's Biggest Scandal: Kawhi Leonard & Steve Balmer's Under the Table Deals Are Awful for the NBA...

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🗓️ 3 September 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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In this episode of Locked On NBA Daily, hosts Nick Angstadt (Locked On Mavs), Wes Goldberg (Locked On Heat), and Haize (Locked On Bulls) discuss the explosive report of Kawhi Leonard's alleged under-the-table deal with Steve Ballmer and the Los Angeles Clippers. They explore the potential consequences for the NBA and the Clippers, including possible punishments. The conversation shifts to the Dallas Mavericks' offseason moves, particularly the PJ Washington extension and the acquisition of Cooper Flagg.

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0:00.0	On today's show,
0:01.7	Kauai Leonard, Steve Balmer,
0:03.6	a little under the table action.
0:05.3	Is everything going to fall apart?
0:06.7	Is anything actually even going to happen
0:08.3	with Kauai Leonard taking under the table deals
0:10.2	from Steve Balmer and the Clippers?
0:12.1	We'll answer that.
0:12.7	Today is Lockedon, NBA Daily right out.
0:19.9	You are Locked on NBA, your daily NBA podcast.
0:24.6	Part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:31.9	And welcome to Lockdown NBA today.
0:34.3	My name is Nick Engstead, host of Lockdown Mavericks Podcast, part of the Lockdown
0:37.2	Podcast Network,
0:37.8	your team every day.
0:38.8	Today I'll be your shot clock Sherpa.
0:40.2	Thanks for being in every day.
0:41.4	Making Lockdown, NBA your first. Listen to today's episode joined by Hayes. When's the last time you took an under the table deal, Hayes? Last week. Last week. Doug paid me off to let him go unrequested.
0:36.1	There you go there.
0:37.5	West Goldberg, have you ever paid somebody
0:39.2	under the table?
0:40.6	Come on, I'm not a rookie here. Doug paid me off to let him go unrequested. There you go there. West Goldberg, have you ever paid somebody under the table?
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