U.S. Department of Justice reportedly opens criminal probe into dealings between Clippers, Kawhi Leonard

Dealings between the Los Angeles Clippers, Kawhi Leonard and third-party vendors are now under federal criminal investigation.

The New York Times reported Thursday that the U.S. Department of Justice has initiated its own investigation into the matter after an NBA probe determined that the Clippers, team owner Steve Ballmer and Leonard circumvented the league’s salary cap via third-party deals that funneled tens of millions of dollars to the seven-time NBA All-Star.

Per the Times, the federal probe is being led by the U.S. attorney’s Eastern District of New York office in Brooklyn, the same office that’s previously investigated…

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