The National Basketball Association has formally disputed an ESPN report regarding an ongoing investigation into allegations that the Los Angeles Clippers utilized external sponsorship deals to pay star player Kawhi Leonard outside the league's salary cap.
ESPN journalists Don Van Natta Jr., Baxter Holmes, and Ramona Shelburne published a report stating that the league currently lacks evidence to substantiate the allegations. In response to the publication, the NBA issued a refutation contesting the accuracy of the claim that investigators possess no evidence in the probe.
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