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Kawhi Leonard reportedly demanded 'no-show job' from Toronto Raptors in 2019

Adam Laskaris, Offside

created: Sept. 9, 2025, 5:35 p.m. | updated: Sept. 10, 2025, 4:37 p.m.

Even more than six years out from his last game played for the Toronto Raptors, Kawhi Leonard's departure from the team still manages to make headlines. Boston Sports Journal's John Karalis added a previously unreported $20 million investment also being paid to Leonard, later corroborated by Torre and other sources. According to Toronto Star's Bruce Arthur, the Raptors' ownership brass in MLSE was "being asked to arrange no-show jobs" for Leonard in the 2019 free agency period by his representative and uncle, Dennis Robertson. Arthur had previously also reported that Leonard's camp had pushed for a stake in the Toronto Maple Leafs, also owned by MLSE. Leonard ultimately left Toronto after just one season, weeks after winning the 2019 title and NBA Finals MVP.

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