​Bray: Kawhi Leonard spotted in downtown Miami, he was asked if he is coming to Toronto🔥 Kawhi: “I hope so…we gonna win”x.comx.comMore on Kawhi Leonard: Recent HoopsHype RumorsFullcourtpass: The Clippers are “frustrated, upset, and have resentment” towards Kawhi Leonard because the NBA let him off the hook with only a $700k fine, per @JakeLFischer The Miami Heat’s newest star just bought a place to lay his head. — 9/8/2026 x.comJake Fischer: Prime among reasons why Kawhi Leonard’s trade to Toronto has yet to be finalized: Sources tell @TheSteinLine and me the Clippers are still working through their new front office structure after NBA suspensions for Steve Ballmer, Lawrence Frank. — 9/8/2026 x.comJake Fischer: En route to tape today’s @BleacherReport stream at 5pm ET. Kawhi Leonard, sources say, is in Miami among an organized minicamp of Raptors players. Toronto is waiting for Los Angeles to move forward with the agreed-upon trade that Leonard and the Raptors expect to be completed. — 9/8/2026 x.comLaw Murray: ‘The Clippers have been selective about statements. I know because I’ve had to ask for more statements than I ever would want to ask for over the last just in the last month or so. And then again, the NBA is very selective about statements. The NBA has not been trying to do play-by-play on the progress of the process of this report. They were basically teased, oh, you wait. This will be, this we will explain why this statement is out. The NBA made it very clear why they put that statement out on Wednesday because that 35 pages, I will not say it’s the most transparent 35 pages, but it’s thorough. Not 100% thorough, but it’s very thorough.’ — 9/7/2026 YouTubeInstead, on the latest episode of a podcast that continues to make NBA headlines, Green pivoted the conversation around the scandal to not just Leonard or the Clippers but the league’s salary cap itself. “I think that’s what comes out of this,” Green said. “Why is there a salary cap? Why are guys being prevented from making money from team sponsors or league sponsors, or whoever else? “We talk about, we’re in a league that is player-centric, that is player-focused, that is player-driven, that has the best benefits, best interest for the players. And here’s a situation where a guy can make 20 to 30 million extra dollars, and we’re like, ‘Oh, yeah, you’re in trouble.’ I’m happy Kawhi didn’t get the bulk of this punishment. I think it’s absolutely beautiful.” — 9/6/2026 San Francisco ChronicleCould Toronto try to turn the screws and ask LA to take less? Again, unlikely. NBA deals are made on trust, and word quickly spreads about those who try to squirm out of completed agreements. Additionally, the Raptors aren’t exactly operating from a position of strength either; the rest of the offseason is over, and they have no Plan B to pivot to for 2026-27 if they can’t complete the Leonard trade. — 9/5/2026 New York TimesJohn Holl