DeMaurice Smith

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756 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 16 Jul

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Pablo Torre Finds Out · Decoding the Kawhi Leonard Investigation, with DeMaurice Smith · 16 Jul 2026 podcast

And I want fans to think about...

When was the first time that they saw the results of that independent investigation?

The answer would be never.

It doesn't.

There was a long-term investigation actually done by a former partner of mine, Beth Wilkinson.

We were both partners together at Latham & Watkins.

She had started, I think, the investigation when she was representing or hired by the commanders.

Later on, she was hired by the league.

But if you remember, the results of that internal independent investigation has never been released.

So the first thing that every fan should do when they hear the word independent is stop thinking that it's independent.

Start asking questions, is it independent of whom?

Is it independent of the general counsel?

Probably not.

Is it going to be released to the public?

We don't know.

So instead of just adopting this word independent as if it were some sort of magical, singular, truth-facing investigation that will then be released to the

That is probably not necessarily the case.

And by the way, hopes to be further employed.

What I'm waiting for is to know what the NBA is willing to tell us.

If anyone out there is holding their breath waiting for this report to be a 250-page report that's going to include spreadsheets, I wouldn't hold your breath.

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