SEC looking into Kawhi Leonard’s endorsement deal with Daktronics as NBA probe continues

Getty Images The NBA’s investigation into cap circumvention involving the Los Angeles Clippers and Kawhi Leonard has stretched on for nearly a calendar year, with the league’s probe expanding recently from the questionable endorsement deal with Aspiration to a second deal with scoreboard manufacturer Daktronics. That saga took another twist on Wednesday when Daktronics CFO Howard Atkins told investors on the company’s earnings call that Daktronics had not only received inquiries from the NBA regarding that deal, but also from the Securities and Exchange Commission and that the company was fully cooperating into the federal probe into their dealings with…