Basketball

8/7/2026 |  Jaylen Brown processing how he became a former Celtic. Ready to win with LeBron, Embiid and 76ers (Associated Press (AP)) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jaylen Brown got the call that Boston — the franchise that drafted him as a teenager and where he blossomed into an NBA Finals MVP and champion — had traded him and heaved his phone across the room.

8/7/2026 |  Kawhi Leonard had second secret endorsement deal Clippers allegedly used to circumvent salary cap, per report (CBS Sports) Kawhi Leonard had a hidden "multi-million dollar" sponsorship agreement with scoreboard manufacturing giant Daktronics, according to investigative journalist Pablo Torre. He was told by sources that this was another vehicle used by the Los Angeles Clippers to circumvent the NBA's salary cap and pay Leonard more than they were legally allowed to under the current collective bargaining agreement. 

8/7/2026 |  Report: Leonard had undisclosed sponsorship deal with Daktronics (ESPN) LA Clippers star Kawhi Leonard, whose sponsorship deal with a now-bankrupt green banking company is at the center of an NBA investigation, also had an undisclosed sponsorship agreement allegedly worth millions of dollars with the company that designed the Clippers' videoboard inside the Intuit Dome, former ESPN contributor Pablo Torre reported on his podcast "Pablo Torre Finds Out" on Thursday.

8/7/2026 |  Kawhi Leonard reportedly had second questionable endorsement deal with scoreboard manufacturer (NBC Sports) One of the things reportedly dragging out the now 11-month investigation into Kawhi Leonard’s alleged “no-show” endorsement deal with Aspiration to circumvent the NBA’s salary cap — which has put Leonard’s trade to Toronto on hold — was a report of a second questionable endorsement.

8/7/2026 |  Cleveland, Ohio, WNBA Franchise Brand Identity Unveiled (SportsTravel) The name and brand identity for Cleveland, Ohio’s WNBA expansion franchise has been unveiled as the Cleveland Sirens.
Owned and operated by Rock Entertainment Group and Chairman Dan Gilbert, the Cleveland Sirens will begin play as the WNBA’s 16th franchise at Rocket Arena in the 2028 season. Gilbert has paid a $250 million expansion fee to secure Cleveland’s return to the WNBA after an absence of 25 years.