<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/miami-heat/heats-perfect-kawhi-leonard-trade-offer-to-clippers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat’s perfect Kawhi Leonard trade offer to Clippers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Heats-perfect-Kawhi-Leonard-trade-offer-to-Clippers.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat’s perfect Kawhi Leonard trade offer to Clippers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-05T21:06:19-08:00">December 5th, 9:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-05T21:06:19-08:00">December 5th, 9:06pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Are the Los Angeles Clippers going to blow everything up? It’s become more and more likely with each passing loss and with the bombshell news that is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/nba-rumors-chris-paul-zero-intention-retiring-clippers-catastrophe">Chris Paul being sent home from his farewell tour</a>. But the Clippers are so deep into the sunk cost that is the Kawhi Leonard era that they may have no other choice but to fight it out until the very end to prevent basketball apocalypse by conveying their unprotected first-round pick next year to the powerhouse Oklahoma City Thunder.</p><p>For what it’s worth, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-kawhi-leonard-dominance-la-tailspin-more-shocking">Leonard is trying his best to get the Clippers wins</a>. But despite his impressive scoring nights after returning from ankle and foot injuries, the team around him has been so gutted and so shallow that even his best efforts don’t seem to be enough. They are 6-16 on the season heading into their Friday night clash against the Memphis Grizzlies, and they are facing a mountain of injury woes that would make it close to impossible to recovering, especially when they reside in the difficult East.</p><p>There is talent on this Clippers roster,<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-kawhi-leonard-speaks-out-team-rock-bottom"> but the vibes are down</a>, the front office is in shambles, and the team is a mess. Perhaps cutting Paul loose would help LA be more united as a team, but their team just isn’t very talented, and their defense, which is supposed to be their calling card, has been dreadful for most of the season.</p><p>Even with the Clippers owing their 2026 first to the Thunder, there may be a temptation to just start things from scratch. And that could end up paving the way for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/ranking-3-best-kawhi-leonard-trade-destinations-if-clippers-blow-it-up">Miami Heat to swoop in and acquire another game-changer from the Clippers</a>.</p><h2><b>Kawhi Leonard joins Norman Powell on the Heat amid Clippers’ fire sale</b></h2><p><b>Clippers trade: Kawhi Leonard, Nicolas Batum, Kobe Brown</b></p><p><b>Heat trade: Andrew Wiggins, Terry Rozier, Kel’el Ware, 2029 MIA first-round pick (top-one protected, would convey two second-round picks otherwise)</b></p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Clippers-star-Kawhi-Leonard-vs-Heat-guard-Norman-Powell.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Rassol-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It has to be said that there is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/miami-heat/heat-news-norman-powell-takes-shot-at-clippers-detailing-being-in-heat-shape">no way the Heat would want to shake their team up</a> at the moment — especially not for an aging, injury-prone star like Leonard. The vibes are immaculate in South Beach right now, and Leonard, as talented and as much of a playoff riser as he may be, would also change the dynamic of that locker room so much.</p><p>It’s no secret that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-kawhi-leonard-responds-nba-fine-of-team-medical-details-released-by-league">Clippers have been giving Leonard special treatment</a> for so long, caving in to his demands as part of their agreement when he joined the team back in July 2019. The Clippers, as far as they’re concerned, see Leonard as their franchise cornerstone, for better or for worse.</p><p>In Miami, there is no way Leonard will be getting such treatment — not under head coach Erik Spoelstra and Pat Riley’s watchful eyes. With Leonard getting used to so much of that special treatment in LA, he may be shocked by the difference if the Heat decide to acquire him. For those reasons alone, one would think that Miami won’t be interested in him in the first place — not when the team is thriving under a more egalitarian offense.</p><p>This exercise is just to point out what kind of package the Heat could put together that would reasonably entice the Clippers in a world where there are no off-court concerns surrounding Leonard.</p><p>Kel’el Ware is going to be the starting point of any trade talks between the two teams. Ware is the Heat’s best young prospect, and he is an intimidating presence around the basket. His 7’5″ wingspan is mind-bogglingly difficult to score on, and this allows him to be a dominant force on the glass and around the basket.</p><p>But as long as Bam Adebayo is on the Heat, which he would be for a long time considering how the team views him as their cornerstone and a lifer in an ideal world, Ware will be relegated to backup duties. That is a luxury for Miami right now, but eventually, Ware is going to have to get paid — can the Heat stomach paying him a huge extension to be the backup to Adebayo when Bam is healthy?</p><p>Ware has started the past four games off the bench, and his results have been mixed. He was dominant on Wednesday, recording 22 points and 10 boards in their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/miami-heat/heat-news-how-disappointing-loss-dallas-represents-harsh-reality-miami">118-108 loss to the Dallas Mavericks</a>, but his ceiling of production is capped so long as Adebayo is healthy, which Miami would want every single night.</p><p>Spoelstra has experimented with lineups involving Ware and Adebayo sharing the floor, but he has justifiably stayed away from pairing those two for extended stretches. According to PBP Stats, the Heat have posted a <a href="https://www.pbpstats.com/wowy-combos/nba?TeamId=1610612748&amp;Season=2025-26&amp;SeasonType=Regular%2BSeason&amp;PlayerIds=1628389,1642276" rel="noopener">net rating of -4.46</a> in the 103 minutes that Adebayo and Ware have shared the court this year. That is horrible and makes it likely for Spoelstra to keep splitting their minutes as much as possible.</p><p>With that, perhaps the Heat eventually decide that packaging the talented center who’s capped as the backup to Adebayo in a trade for a bigger star would be the best use of resources. And the Clippers will want Ware — especially if they’re also trading Zubac away to keep on adding to their rebuild.</p><p>But <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/miami-heat/heat-news-kelel-ware-breaks-silence-on-being-untouchable-in-kevin-durant-trade-talks">Ware was untouchable in trade talks for Durant,</a> so this is nothing but a pipe dream for the Clippers as there is no way Leonard is going to be the star that changes Miami’s stance on trading their talented young center.</p><p>Andrew Wiggins is the Heat’s most expendable player in the starting lineup if Leonard were to arrive, and his salary makes a trade that much easier to pull off. He also gives the Clippers a starting small forward on a reasonable salary moving forward, at least allowing them to remain semi-competitive so that they don’t at least convey their unprotected pick to the Thunder without much of a fight.</p><p>Terry Rozier may have played his last game in the NBA, but he’ll simply be included in this trade for salary-matching purposes.</p><p>As for the first-round draft picks, the Clippers would want to replenish their depleted chest of draft assets, so any Leonard trade would have to involve them. As for the Heat, they know the cost of doing business. And if they truly believe that acquiring Leonard, a two-time NBA Finals MVP, can get them over the hump, then two first-rounders is a perfectly acceptable price to pay.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat’s perfect Kawhi Leonard trade offer to Clippers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-rumors-kawhi-leonard-negative-value-trade-market');   ga('set', 'title', 'Clippers rumors: Kawhi Leonard has ‘negative value’ on trade market');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Kawhi-Leonard-fights-for-a-rebound.jpg"><figcaption>© Dale Zanine-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Clippers rumors: Kawhi Leonard has ‘negative value’ on trade market</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-05T11:05:25-08:00">December 5th, 11:05am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-05T11:05:25-08:00">December 5th, 11:05am</time><address><a>RB Hayek</a>RB Hayek has been writing about sports for over a decade and is currently a member of ClutchPoints' editorial team after primarily focusing on betting content. In addition, he is also a published author of thriller novels, available on Amazon.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There was a time when the Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard was one of the most coveted players in the league. Those <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/47202440/nba-intel-next-clippers-league-insiders-examine-three-paths" rel="noopener">days are gone</a>, as an investigation into <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-rumors-nbas-investigation-kawhi-leonard-not-wrongdoing">Leonard’s dealings with Aspiration</a> has presented a negative value on the trade market, according to insiders across the NBA, as reported by ESPN.</p><p>The report indicates that various factors have led to the conclusion that James Harden still has value. However, those same insiders have stated that they believe Leonard has negative value, and there is no urge to trade for him. The consensus is that the Aspiration scandal, along with his lengthy injury history, makes him unappealing to other teams.</p><p>There has been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-kawhi-leonard-gets-destroyed-for-being-selfish-by-kendrick-perkins">criticism of Leonard over the years,</a> and much of it has focused on his limited impact on the Clippers. When the Clippers signed him, there was a belief he could carry them to their first NBA title, as he did with the Toronto Raptors. Instead, it’s been one injury after another.</p><p>Leonard played just 57 games in his first season with the Clippers. Furthermore, his 68 games in the 2023-24 season were the most he has played since his 74 with the San Antonio Spurs. To make matters worse, this scandal with Aspiration further diminishes his value and leaves the Clippers stuck with him while enduring a miserable season.</p><p>Despite the controversy, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-kawhi-leonard-dominance-la-tailspin-more-shocking">Leonard has been on fire lately,</a> averaging 31.5 points over four games. Despite that, the Clippers have continued to struggle, going 1-3 in those games. Overall, Los Angeles is 6-16 and stuck in 13th place in the Western Conference. If the Clippers were to attempt to offload talent to begin a rebuilding phase, they would have a tough time finding a taker for Leonard, who has already missed time this season.</p><p>The future is very murky for Leonard and the Clippers as they attempt a season filled with drama off the court and struggles on the court. As the NBA continues to investigate, the Clippers will try to ignore the talks and climb out of the hole they have dug for themselves.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clippers rumors: Kawhi Leonard has ‘negative value’ on trade market

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-rumors-nbas-investigation-kawhi-leonard-not-wrongdoing');   ga('set', 'title', 'Clippers rumors: NBA’s investigation into Kawhi Leonard shenanigans not expected to uncover wrongdoing');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Kawhi-Leonard-faces-the-Atlanta-Hawks.jpg"><figcaption>© Dale Zanine-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Clippers rumors: NBA’s investigation into Kawhi Leonard shenanigans not expected to uncover wrongdoing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-05T09:12:21-08:00">December 5th, 9:12am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-05T09:12:21-08:00">December 5th, 9:12am</time><address><a>RB Hayek</a>RB Hayek has been writing about sports for over a decade and is currently a member of ClutchPoints' editorial team after primarily focusing on betting content. In addition, he is also a published author of thriller novels, available on Amazon.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Clippers are having a bad season on the court and off. Alarmingly, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-rumors-kawhi-leonard-signed-28-million-deal-for-no-show-job-to-circumvent-salary-cap">Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard is in the middle of a scandal</a> that could derail him and the team. But now recent developments indicate that the NBA investigation into Aspiration <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6616959/2025/09/10/adam-silver-kawhi-leonard-nba-investigation/" rel="noopener">might not uncover</a> any wrongdoing, according to The Athletic.</p><p>The Clippers have had many curious issues this season, including the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/why-chris-paul-decision-first-of-many-clippers-moves-to-come">sudden departure of Chris Paul</a>. But this scandal has become the biggest cloud looming over the team. It all stemmed from Aspiration,  a former sponsor of the Clippers. Investigative journalist Pablo Torre alleged that in 2021, Leonard signed a $28 million endorsement deal with Aspiration. What that meant was that he received payments even if he did no work.</p><p>What made this so controversial was that the organization linked the payments to Leonard being a member of the Clippers. This raised concern over how owner Steve Ballmer could have manipulated the NBA salary cap rules to pay Leonard more without using the cap.</p><p>The Clippers have always maintained they did nothing wrong in their dealings with Aspiration. Ballmer contributed $50 million to Aspiration in 2021, which only further confuses how they handled business.</p><p>Despite that, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-kawhi-leonard-speaks-out-team-rock-bottom">Clippers have struggled to avoid off-court drama</a>, as it has severely affected them on the court. The Clippers just beat the Atlanta Hawks 115-92. But before that, they had lost five in a row and had gone 2-13 in November, highlighting an ugly stretch that put them toward the bottom of the standings.</p><p>When the season began, many predicted the Clippers could rule the Pacific Division. Instead, they have endured controversy and injuries to some of their best players. This has caused fans to sour on the Clippers. Even if Leonard faces no punishment from the NBA for whatever happened with Aspiration, he might not find better rewards on the court, as the Clippers continue to struggle.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clippers rumors: NBA’s investigation into Kawhi Leonard shenanigans not expected to uncover wrongdoing

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/ncaa-football/clippers-news-kawhi-leonard-did-a-double-take-on-chris-paul-shocker');   ga('set', 'title', 'Clippers star Kawhi Leonard did a double take on Chris Paul shocker');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Clippers-Chris-Paul-1.jpg"><figcaption>Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Clippers star Kawhi Leonard did a double take on Chris Paul shocker</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-04T10:09:08-08:00">December 4th, 10:09am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-04T10:09:08-08:00">December 4th, 10:09am</time><address><a>Jake Faigus</a>Jake Faigus graduated from the University of Arizona in 2022 and has written for several publications and websites. He has had stops at Catena Media, Playmaker, DraftKings, USA Today, Spike Up, and Spotlight Sports Group. He also writes for Sporting News and works at iHeartMedia in Phoenix when he is not writing for ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NCAA Football</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2025 Los Angeles Clippers season has been a disaster. They are 6-16 despite high expectations, but nothing has clicked to start the season. Now, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-la-cuts-chris-paul-overnight-in-shocking-fashion" rel="noopener">they have dismissed Chris Paul</a> after they made a lot of fanfare about bringing him back to the Clippers for his final NBA season. The move comes as a shock to the NBA world, including Paul’s teammates on the Clippers.</p><p>The move shocked the players on the team, and Kawhi Leonard even told the media he had to do a double-take after reading the news. Leonard said <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/47197695/james-harden-kawhi-leonard-shocked-chris-paul-abrupt-ouster-clippers" rel="noopener">he was as shocked as everyone else</a>, guessed the front office, had a conversation, and they parted ways from there.</p><p>“It was shocking to me,” Leonard said. “I guess they had a conversation, and the front office made a decision.”</p><p>The other superstar on the Clippers was just as shocked by the move. He said he was just as shocked as everyone else after he saw the news.</p><p>“I’m just as confused and shocked as you guys, the world,” Harden said Wednesday night after the Clippers snapped a five-game losing streak. “Definitely surprised me. But not just Chris, it’s a lot that we were dealing with. But that is out of my hands. I got to focus on what I have to focus on and what I can control. I guess the front office felt that was the best decision for the organization.”</p><p>According to ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania, Paul was not on speaking terms with Clippers head coach Ty Lue for several weeks before his abrupt exit.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-rumors-chris-paul-vs-tyronn-lue-feud-at-center-of-sudden-parting-ways" rel="noopener">One reason was that Paul and Lue clashed over their leadership styles</a>. The 12-time All-Star was vocal in holding management, coaches, and players accountable. The Clippers believed Paul’s style had become disruptive because of that and thought that it was not sustainable.</p><p>“Don’t have a side [in this],” Lue said. “I don’t like it. It just didn’t work out like we thought it would. I don’t like it for CP. It just wasn’t a good fit, and we understood that. It was an organization [decision], they made the choice, and so moving forward, we got to see what we do.”</p><p>How the Clippers get rid of Paul remains to be seen because he can’t be traded until Dec. 15 at the earliest. Waiving him outright is also complicated with the Clippers being $1.3 million below the first apron and not allowed to exceed it in any transaction. The final option is for the Clippers and Paul to agree to a buyout, but in that case, another team would need a roster spot for him.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clippers star Kawhi Leonard did a double take on Chris Paul shocker

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He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There could be more changes coming from the side of the Los Angeles Clippers following the team’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-inside-chris-paul-departure-lawrence-frank-decision-to-send-the-future-hall-of-famer-home">sudden divorce with future Basketball Hall of Famer Chris Paul</a>, who is widely regarded as the best player to ever don the franchise’s colors.</p><p>With many asking what’s next for the Clippers, much attention turns to the likes of Kawhi Leonard and James Harden, particularly about their future with the team.</p><p>However, big man Ivica Zubac is said to be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/why-chris-paul-decision-first-of-many-clippers-moves-to-come" rel="noopener">generating more trade interest</a> than Leonard and Harden despite the latter two’s glitzier names.</p><p>“Zubac has received the most interest out of any player on the Clippers entering December, as multiple Eastern and Western Conference teams in playoff position have called Frank and Los Angeles to get info on their starting center,” wrote credentialed NBA insider Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints.</p><p>Objectively, it’s not hard to see why. For one, Zuback is younger. The 29-year-old big man is also seemingly just hitting his prime. In the 2024-25 NBA season, he posted career-bests in win shares (<a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/z/zubaciv01.html" rel="noopener">11.7</a>) and value over replacement player (3.4) while also posting career-high averages of 16.8 points and 12.6 rebounds per game.</p><p>Additionally, Siegel mentioned the Boston Celtics as an interesting team to watch out for in case trade chatter about Zubac intensifies.</p><p>“It would be very interesting to see if the Boston Celtics would get involved and look to acquire Zubac as their franchise center moving forward. Boston clearly has a hole in their frontcourt to fill, and this team has proven that they can still compete in the Eastern Conference, especially once Jayson Tatum returns from his Achilles injury,” Siegel shared.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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23.7	5.3	3.3	0.6	2.6

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