ESPN’s Don Van Natta defends criticized report on Clippers investigation
"Our reporting was in no way a response to, or an assessment of, earlier reporting on this topic, by Pablo Torre or anyone else."
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Dan Le Batard lights up NBA media for disconnect on Clippers story: ‘Nobody listened to the episodes’
"...they couldn't be bothered to get themselves informed on subject matter that was this dense."
How did Pablo Torre break everyone’s brains?
Investigative journalism is a newspaper thing, and Torre is a Twitter guy. That’s hard for some people to square.
Chris Mannix rips ESPN for Clippers report: ‘They just swallowed a big bunch of bullsh*t’
"I like our colleagues over at ESPN, but they just swallowed a big bunch of bullsh*t."
Brian Windhorst says NBA’s report on Clippers ‘incredibly damning’
"There was, to use a legal term, a preponderance of evidence in this report."
The chasm between journalism and insiderdom has never been wider
Pablo Torre believes story noting Steve Ballmer’s potential innocence was ‘fed’ to ESPN by Clippers
"...it sure seems to me based on my reporting that they got fed a story by people who were lying to everybody this whole time, and I got implicated as a result of it."
David Samson says NBA went too soft on Los Angeles Clippers
The punishment the NBA handed down to the Los Angeles Clippers for circumventing the league salary cap through...
Pablo Torre deserves his victory lap over journalism critics
After facing critics of his reporting, Pablo Torre deserves a victory lap for some of the most impactful sports journalism in years.
Stephen A. Smith eviscerates Kawhi Leonard, Clippers: ‘It’s a new form of stupidity’
"Steve Ballmer is lucky he hasn't been banned from the league."
Michael Wilbon shocked by NBA’s punishment of Steve Ballmer in Kawhi Leonard case
"I thought they could find anything and they wouldn't do anything about it."
Appreciation, apologies pour in for Pablo Torre in wake of NBA’s Clippers punishment
"Clippers did all that circumventing and the only trophy that came of it was Pablo's pulitzer"
Historic Clippers penalty adds scrutiny to ESPN’s report around NBA investigation into Steve Ballmer
The NBA's verdict signals substantive support for Torre's assertions, but does not necessarily disprove what the August ESPN story claimed.
Amin Elhassan weighs in on NBA-ESPN dispute over Clippers investigation: ‘To me, open-and-shut case’
"(The NBA) could have just kept quiet. For them to come out that quickly ... the story probably contains significant inaccuracies."
NBA: ESPN report on Clippers investigation ‘contains numerous and significant inaccuracies’
"The results in this matter will be made clear once the investigation is concluded."
Bob Iger told JJ Redick podcast he was a Clippers fan
"And so I couldn't root for the Lakers very easily. It just was not in my DNA."
Brian Windhorst: Latest Kawhi Leonard revelations ‘extraordinarily troubling’
"This to me is extraordinarily troubling ... and the lack of response for days on end here."
Stephen A. Smith calls for one-year suspensions for Kawhi Leonard, Steve Ballmer
"If it's true, we're talking about banishment for Steve Ballmer as far as I'm concerned for at least a year."
Pablo Torre: ‘Very real chance’ Steve Ballmer comes out ‘relatively unscathed’ from Kawhi Leonard scandal
"... I think there's a very real chance that Steve Ballmer emerges relatively unscathed, which is kind of insane to me."
Pablo Torre drops bombshell episode pointing to another Kawhi Leonard salary cap circumvention deal
Another "multi-million" dollar "sponsorship"
Pablo Torre wonders why Adam Silver won’t ‘do what a real judge would’ in Clippers investigation
Torre and his company, Meadowlark Media, are getting slightly more confrontational with the NBA over its reporting on the Clippers.
Dan Le Batard: NBA dragging out Clippers investigation ‘because the owners are afraid of Steve Ballmer’s money’
"...what he can do is, like, 'The salary cap's a sham, I don't have to respect this. Why do I have to respect this?'"
Pablo Torre unveils concerning factors behind Kawhi Leonard trade
The plot thickens.
Steve Ballmer’s attorney argues Pablo Torre’s reporting is ‘vitriolic public campaign… based on anonymized gossip’
"To dismiss our last year of careful reporting as 'gossip' is to also dismiss the same whistleblowers who provided the roadmap for the federal government to successfully convict Joseph Sanberg."
Amazon Prime Video boasts jump in NBA play-in game viewership
The NBA has to be pleased with Amazon outdrawing TNT and ESPN for their first two nights of play-in game coverage.
NBC’s Ahmed Fareed takes playful jab at ‘SportsCenter’ during NBA postgame show
"Peacock's got great highlight shows."
Pablo Torre trolls Adam Silver at Sloan Conference with latest Kawhi Leonard news
Pablo Torre put his latest news about Kawhi Leonard right under Adam Silver's nose, or more accurately, his chair.
Brian Windhorst: NBA sources think Kawhi Leonard’s All-Star snub due to Aspiration scandal
"...the wonder is, did he not make this team because the coaches didn't vote for him because of the accusations of the improper contract?"
Nuggets announcer calls James Harden a ‘free throw merchant’
Nuggets announcer Scott Hastings hit James Harden with the dreaded free throw merchant label on Friday night.
Clippers blogger ate his own words thanks to team’s 15-3 run
"I thought they would improve, but I thought 15-3, based on what we’ve seen, seemed just about impossible, and they proved it wrong."
Bill Simmons again teases Pablo Torre’s reporting on ‘The Rewatchables’
"A lot of circumstantial evidence, but can't find the smoking gun."
Jim Jackson has hilarious comment about Trae Young
Jim Jackson thought Trae Young was at the Wizards-Clippers game in Los Angeles for more than just basketball.
Snoop Dogg was incredible on NBC’s Clippers-Warriors broadcast
Snoop Dogg stole the show as a guest analyst and reporter for NBC's Clippers-Warriors broadcast on Monday night.
Kawhi Leonard walks out on reporters after sarcastic remark about throwing a shake
"I’m done. I’m done for the night. I didn’t throw the shake, I just said that."
Bill Simmons hints at ‘holiday news drop’ for punishment in Kawhi Leonard saga
"Some whispers, like a Friday, 5:30 day after Christmas type of situation."
Conflicting reports emerge over Tyronn Lue skipping postgame press conference
The team claims Lue was available but no reporters were in the interview room.
Jim Jackson brushes off concerns about relationship with Clippers announcer Brian Sieman after on-air argument
"...we were both smiling and laughing while having this convo"
Colin Cowherd reveals why he hasn’t discussed Kawhi Leonard scandal on ‘The Herd’
"Kawhi is an enigmatic, nonverbal star. The Clippers are the eighth-most popular sports topic in the city in which they're based."
Pablo Torre takes issue with ESPN’s Kawhi Leonard reporting
"Maybe worth disclosing."
