U.S. News: Indirect evidence can be used to avoid the salary cap, but Xiao Hua will not act rashly & avoid litigation

The Ringer reporter Howard Beck wrote an article reporting on the league's insider's reaction to Clippers star Leonard's alleged signing of a Yin-Yang contract to evade the salary cap.

It is reported that while it is very difficult to obtain conclusive evidence through investigation, no one in the league believes that the Clippers are completely innocent. A team executive said: "Aspiration, as a startup, has issued a tens of millions of dollars in contracts for a player without any obligations in the event of independent action. Unless it is required by the team, it is simply unbelievable."

Zach Lowe once stated on his podcast that the labor-cap agreement clearly stipulates that evasion of the wage cap can be proved through direct or indirect evidence, including but not limited to proving that the player contract has unreasonable explanations without violating the wage cap rules. This means that the alliance does not need to obtain conclusive evidence.

But considering Xiao Hua's past style of conduct, he certainly hopes to obtain conclusive evidence before formally dealing with the Clippers and Ballmer, thus avoiding the risk of litigation of the league. If the league is to announce the invalidation of Leonard's contract, Leonard can file a complaint through the Players' Union and the Court.

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