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Man sues LA Clippers exec Jerry West over not paying him for helping tamper with Kawhi Leonard. Releases incriminating audio after he denies it.
- Thread starter Sandfox
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His legacy is already tarnished after that awful showing in the 2020 playoffs.
i don't think it is. Tampering is treated like such a joke in the nba most people will probably laugh this off unless a lot more/worse is uncovered.
As a Raptors/Lakers fan fuck the Clippers. Fuck Paul George. Fuck Kawhi. I hope they lose bare draft picks
I'm still baffled how uncle dennis has so much sway over leonard despite being an obvious guy who has way too much power and meddles in stuff like this with kickbacks. Leonard must be seriously sheltered/easily swayed to not have any agency over his own destiny
This snippet was probably a teaser to try to force a settlement.
Wilkes has the real Snyder cut.
Wilkes has the real Snyder cut.
Clippers should've been moved to Seattle, but these second fiddle LA teams always stick around and are successful financially despite no one liking them.
U can't be a fan of both raptors and lakers who happen to be 2018-19 and 2019-20 champs and expect to be taken seriously
A true raptors fan would never follow lebron around considering how he owns the collective souls of raptor fans over many years of heartbreak when he was in the east
Hush-hush agreements kind of hinge on the "hush" part of the deal. Systematic skirting of the rules is one thing, but the number one rule in these cases is Don't Get Caught, because no one will be there to help you or make excuses for you if you do.
Kawhi's uncle is always in on some shit. It's been rumored he was a big part of why Kawhi refused to talk to the spurs staff while he was injured.
Haha Uncle Dennis strikes again!
I don't think anybody is going to negate a legacy during a pandemic and in a bubble.
Born and raised in Toronto been a Raptors fan since 95 spent half my childhood in Los Angeles growing up a Lakers fan. LeBron? I've been a fan since Shaq/Nick/Eddie/Kobe but nice try.
He wanted to make absolute sure no one on the team should outshine him in the playoffs in case he played like ass.
Yeah not sure he can recover from averaging 28/9/5.5 on 49% shooting
AD was headed to the Lakers to play with LeBron and Team Klutch. Kawhi wanted to play with another star. Reports are that Kawhi/his team reached out to KD and Jimmy Butler first to join him in LA (they were both free agents) but neither were interested.
Meh, players like Lebron, KG, Dirk, etc. got rolled for doing far more with less in the playoffs. If he wants to be the face of that franchise then he's the one on the hook when things go south, like it or not.
Jimmy butler wanted to be the top dog and kd said he was blindsided (but flattered) by the late call. He definitely would've considered if kawhi reached out sooner
Tbf they were pretty much a shitshow in 2018. Thing is idk why Jerry would keep saying that when they acquired AD.
Because he works for the Clippers and is trying to get a major free agent to sign with them. Its not like he was saying this publicly. These teams/GMs probably all talk shit about each other behind the scenes to get a player to sign with them. I don't blame him at all.
Yeah. I know he's just blowing smoke up the guy's ass. Just funny hearing it.
It's also worth noting that the reason this guy didn't come forward wasn't out of some sense of duty or moral imperative, he came forward cause he didn't get paid.
It's just such a silly unforced error for people with millions of dollars to make, especially since this guy ended up having the receipts.
It's just such a silly unforced error for people with millions of dollars to make, especially since this guy ended up having the receipts.
omg that voicemail
lmaoooo
Why would you deny it so hard when you know you left such easy evidence behind. Goddamnit Jerry!
WHY CANT I HOLD ALL THESE BETRAYALTONS
lmaoooo
Why would you deny it so hard when you know you left such easy evidence behind. Goddamnit Jerry!
WHY CANT I HOLD ALL THESE BETRAYALTONS
The voicemail itself obviously clearly indicates they were working with this guy, but it doesn't state he was promised any money, and I think the fact that the voicemail occurred after free agency began, when there is no tampering and they are free to speak to any free agents or representatives of free agents they please, probably gives them enough plausible deniability to A) fight this guys claims and B) avoid any sort of serious action from the NBA. Look, we all know they tampered, every team does, but its ultimately up to what you can prove, and unless this guy has proof of communications that occurred between him and Clippers officials while Kawhi was still a member of the Raptors I don't think its that damning.
Jerry never watched The Sopranos. Tsk Tsk. Never leave a voicemail. Never take a call. This is what restaurants are for lol.
Audio recordings and The Clippers
;)
Gotcha. Good points. Yeah its definitely not hard evidence for the money side. I wonder if he has more though otherwise it is barely a case
I am the best lawyer in NBA-Era. bionic77 can vouch for me I represented him in his class action lawsuit against NuGenix.
NBA may still have to slap the Clipper's hand, though. They always do. Even just for PR reasons. I doubt it would be draft picks, though. Those are OKC's lmao.
The literal logo of the league getting involved in stuff like this. The NFL shield would never!
Yes it would.
