The Miami Heat have reached an agreement to trade center Meyers Leonard and a second-round draft pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder for forward Trevor Ariza, a person with knowledge told USA TODAY Sports.
The person requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly until the trade is official. The deal is contingent on Leonard waiving his no-trade clause.
Leonard, who is out for the season recovering from shoulder surgery, became available in a trade right after he made an anti-Semitic slur while playing a video game on Twitch on March 8.
The NBA fined Leonard $50,000 and suspended him from team activities and facilities for one week.
“Meyers Leonard’s comment was inexcusable and hurtful, and such an offensive term has no place in the NBA or in our society,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. “Yesterday, he spoke to representatives of the Anti-Defamation League to better understand the impact of his words and we accept that he is genuinely remorseful. We have further communicated to Meyers that derogatory comments like this will not be tolerated and that he will be expected to uphold the core values of our league – equality, tolerance, inclusion and respect – at all times moving forward.”
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