Kawhi Leonard Trade On Hold Until NBA Concludes Aspiration Probe

The Clippers and Raptors agreed to terms on June 30 on a blockbuster trade that will send Kawhi Leonard back to Toronto, but three days after the moratorium, the deal still hasn’t been made official. On Thursday, the two teams explained why, announcing that the trade is on hold until after the NBA has completed its investigation into allegations that the Clippers circumvented the salary cap to pay the star forward via a no-show endorsement deal with the now-bankrupt green energy banking company Aspiration. “For the past 10 months, our organization has fully cooperated with an NBA investigation, participating in…