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[Trevor Lane @TrevorLane]

Just an absurd pass

[Legion Hoops @LegionHoops]

The Clippers found a partially torn Achilles in Brandon Ingram's foot after his surgery. Brutal. (@TomerAzarly)

[Nick J @amilesaway1124]

@CassyTrades Thank you

[Nick J @amilesaway1124]

@CassyTrades Thanks!

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Done deal: The LA Clippers and Raptors have both agreed to complete the trade sending Kawhi Leonard to Toronto for Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, two unprotected first-round picks, one first-round pick swap and two second-rounders, per ESPN sources. The sides will now schedule a trade call.

[Legion Hoops @LegionHoops]

BREAKING: The US Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into the Clippers helping arrange secret contracts for Kawhi Leonard to circumvent the salary cap. Uh oh.

[Pablo Torre 👀 @PabloTorre]

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[Legion Hoops @LegionHoops]

JUST IN: The Pacers’ 2029 unprotected pick is among those stripped from the Clippers. My goodness. (via @TheSteinLine)

[Mark Cuban @mcuban]

Congrats Pablo.

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

BREAKING: The NBA has ruled on the Los Angeles Clippers in for salary cap circumvention investigations on Kawhi Leonard after yearlong probe -- stripping the franchise of 5 first-round picks, issuing a $30 million fine to owner Steve Ballmer and suspensions for Ballmer, Lawrence Frank and Gillian Zucker, sources tell ESPN.

Kawhi Leonard will have to pay $700,000 in restitution for improper benefits by the Clippers for his uncle and former business rep, Dennis Robertson. No contract void or suspension for Leonard. And Robertson -- who was fired by Leonard in June -- is being banned by the NBA from all business dealings.

[Ian Rapoport @RapSheet]

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AD is B-A-C-K: #Rams star Aaron Donald is coming of retirement to play for his old team with a 1-year, $20M deal with playoff incentives up to $30M, per me and @AdamSchefter.

After two seasons away, Donald will play alongside Myles Garrett in a star-studded D-line.

[Arash Markazi @ArashMarkazi]

Jim, Johnny, Joey and Jesse Buss had the chance to cash in on the record sale of the Lakers and effectively fire Jeanie Buss as governor and did just that. Jeanie has fired or sued all of her brothers since taking control of the team. It’s the final act of a wild reality show.

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Breaking: The Buss family has decided to sell its remaining 17.8% ownership stake in the Los Angeles Lakers to new majority owners Josh Kushner and Bob Iger, sources tell ESPN. 

The Buss family trust -- composed of siblings Jeanie, Jim, Johnny, Janie, Joey and Jesse -- received majority votes to allow trustees to execute the sale. It required four of six votes to enact the tag-along provision of Mark Walter's sale to Kushner and Iger, which valued the Lakers at $12.5 billion.

[Made You Look @Lakerella]

I bet the NBA letting Kawhi and the Clippers slide cause if they reveal they found evidence, other teams in the NBA probably doing the same thing are gonna get exposed and it would be a bad look for the league.

[Legion Hoops @LegionHoops]

BREAKING NEWS: NBA finds “no evidence” that the Clippers funneled money through sponsors to circumvent the salary cap for Kawhi Leonard, via ESPN. Wow.

[Kevin Durant @KDTrey5]

I remember asking assistant coach Mo Cheeks, what’s harder to do? Workout after practice or before?? I only asked cuz by time I would get to the gym, Russ was already done in the morning and I usually got mine in after practice. Mo like, “coming in before practice is probably harder”…since then, it’s been my routine….a lot of people looked at the emotions on the court and thought Russ was loud, nah to me, he was quiet and methodical. He lead by example and once the lights were bright, he let everything out and experienced pure freedom. It was inspiring as his teammate and everywhere I went, I seen it inspire people from all walks of life, crazy thing is, he didn’t say much, he just showed up. For 18 years. This basketball life is sacred to us as professionals, what we put into that court means everything. Some of us wish we could go back and do things with a little more intent and some can just wipe their hands and be satisfied with the time spent. Who u gonna be? We know what zero was on…keep inspiring in the next phase of life champ. I don’t care what happens, can’t erase what it was…The first YNs, finals run in our early 20s, all star games, seeing each other get injured and bounce back, the bus rides, plane rides, card games, jokes and arguments, the whole thing, memorable!! …to the whole Westbrook family, Nina, the kids, mama Westbrook, big Russ, Ray, Donnell, everybody from luezinger high and ucla and many more that I’m forgettin, much love and Congratulations on a iconic career.

[Josiah Johnson @KingJosiah54]

“Mark Walter selling the Lakers to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for $12 billion”

Pablo Torre: https://t.co/u0E23iEKK3

[Oluwajomiloju @JomiAdeniran]

Lakers getting passed around like a blunt

[Jason Maples @jjmaples55]

Lock in @PabloTorre I need to know about this Laker sale lol