A $2.5 million lawsuit that was filed against the LA Clippers and consultant Jerry West by plaintiff Johnny Wilkes in December 2020 was dismissed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday.
In his suit, Wilkes alleged that he and West had reached an agreement on a verbal deal during the summer of 2019 that would aid the Clippers in the potential signing of then-free agent Kawhi Leonard through information and Wilkes’ close relationship with both Leonard and Leonard’s uncle, Dennis Robertson. The Clippers ultimately did sign Leonard in July 2019.
The case featured several depositions, including ones that involved both Wilkes and West, as well as Clippers president of basketball operations, Lawrence Frank.