NBA Commissioner Adam Silver mentioned on Monday that there’s “no contemplation” of transferring the All-Star Sport out of the Los Angeles Clippers’ residence area because it investigates whether or not the workforce circumvented wage cap guidelines with reference to Kawhi Leonard.
The league mentioned it was opening the investigation final month after a report by journalist Pablo Torre centring on a $28 million endorsement contract between Leonard and Aspiration Fund Adviser LLC, a California-based sustainability providers firm that filed for chapter this yr.
Clippers proprietor Steve Ballmer made a $50 million funding in Aspiration, and the corporate and the workforce introduced a $300 million partnership in September 2021.
The NBA can subject stiff penalties if cap guidelines are discovered to have been damaged by a workforce, together with a effective of as much as $7.5 million, the voiding of contracts and the forfeiture of future draft picks.
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However the league’s midseason festivities at Intuit Dome gained’t be affected.
“There’s no contemplation of transferring the All-Star Sport,” Silver mentioned, “and planning for the All-Star Sport and the encircling actions are working fully independently of the continuing investigation.”
Silver spoke at NBC Sports activities headquarters to debate the community’s return to broadcasting the league this season. The All-Star Sport — with an anticipated new format pitting a U.S. and a global workforce — will probably be televised by NBC on February 15.
The NBA introduced in January 2024 that it will carry the 2026 All-Star weekend to Intuit Dome even earlier than it opened. The sector, which opened for the 2024-25 season, can also be set to host basketball on the 2028 Olympics.
Revealed on Oct 07, 2025