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In Los Angeles, the Clippers are facing a front office nightmare. With Kawhi Leonard's situation casting a long shadow over the roster, reports suggest the team may be forced to move their one hundred ninety seven million dollar three-time All-Star just to keep the books from swallowing them whole. It's a franchise at a crossroads before the season even tips off.
Staying in LA, the Lakers aren't having a much easier time. Their forty eight million dollar defensive anchor, a versatile forward they've been trying to move all offseason, apparently has zero trade market right now. Teams aren't biting, the roster is clogged, and with opening night approaching fast, the front office is running out of runway to fix it.
Shifting to the pitch, Atletico Madrid head into their Champions League clash with Liverpool this Wednesday without two key attacking weapons. Sorloth remains sidelined with injury while young forward Arnau Ortiz sits out on suspension. Diego Simeone will need to get creative up front against a Liverpool side that will absolutely punish any lack of firepower.
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