His latest investigation unearthed that Leonard had an undisclosed sponsorship with Daktronics, the company that designed the Clippers’ videoboard inside the Intuit Dome. It was reportedly funneling money from the Clippers through Daktronics back to Kawhi,” and the “Clippers “were technically kind of funding it.” Torre got confirmation from a former Clippers employee that the deal was real, but was unable to obtain detailed financial terms. So Torre reached out to the PR firm that represents Daktronics, who told him, “Daktronics doesn’t have a deal with Kawhi right now.” Stephen A. Smith even suggested on the latest episode of First Take that Leonard be banned for the entire 2026-27 season.