Meyers Leonard, the Miami Heat big man fined and suspended by the NBA for uttering an anti-Semitic slur, was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday.
Miami, last season’s NBA runner-up to the Los Angeles Lakers, sent Leonard and a 2027 second-round NBA Draft pick to the Thunder in exchange for Trevor Ariza.
But Oklahoma City will not use Leonard, taking a trade exception under salary cap rules now available to the team over the next year.
“Leonard will not be reporting to Oklahoma City and will not be an active member of the organization,” the Thunder said in a statement.
Leonard had season-ending shoulder surgery last month and Ariza, a forward, hasn’t played an NBA game …
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