The Kawhi Leonard saga is dominating NBA storylines in the typically slow month of September.
A bombshell report into alleged salary cap circumvention by the Clippers that tied Kawhi Leonard to a "no-show" endorsement deal with a now-bankrupt company, Aspiration, that was a Clippers sponsor and featured Steve Ballmer as a top investor is the biggest talking point around the league, with other teams waiting to see what kind of punishment the Clippers could face for what would be the biggest cap circumvention scandal in league history.
The NBA is in the midst of its investigation, but the challenge for the league is that while a thorough investigation can take months to complete, fans and other teams want a resolution sooner than later. Ballmer and the Clippers have denied any impr