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• Clippers and Ballmer Stand Firm Amid NBA Probe
Ongoing Investigation The Los Angeles Clippers face a growing storm. The NBA is investigating whether the franchise violated salary cap rules during its 2019 recruitment of Kawhi Leonard. At the center of the probe is an alleged improper endorsement arrangement that could have influenced Leonard’s decision to join the team. The league hired the law […] The post Clippers and Ballmer Stand Fir...2025Visit the page Kawhi Leonard
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• Clippers don't quite deny allegations of wrongdoing at media dayEvidence is mounting that the Los Angeles Clippers engaged in salary-cap circumvention with Kawhi Leonard's "no-show" endorsement deal with a team sponsor....2025Check it out Kawhi Leonard -
• Kawhi Leonard Seeks to Impeach Sponsor in Salary-Cap Flap
Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard’s comments at his team’s media day on Monday marked the first time he’s addressed allegations he signed a contract with a team sponsor with the understanding the compensation reflected payments on behalf of the Clippers that were in addition to his player salary. Leonard ridiculed the allegations as far-fetched “conspiracies” that further “clickbait” …...2025See more articles Kawhi Leonard
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• Kawhi Leonard: None Of Us Did No WrongdoingKawhi Leonard responded to allegations he performed no services for Aspiration, a now-bankrupt green banking company, with whom he had a four-year, $28 million endorsement contract. The NBA has launched an investigation into whether Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers committed a salary cap circumvention involving the company. "I understand the full contract and the services that I had to do. I d...2025See more articles Kawhi Leonard -
• Steve Ballmer Gave $1.875M Grant To Joe Sanberg's Nonprofit In December 2024Steve Ballmer sent a $1.875 million grant to Joe Sanberg's Golden State Opportunity Foundation in December 2024, reports Pablo Torre. Ballmer sent the funds through Ballmer Group months after the government began to investigate Aspiration, the company that is the center of an NBA investigation into possible salary cap circumvention committed by the Los Angeles Clippers and Kawhi Leonard. The known...2025Click for news about Steve Ballmer -
• Kawhi Leonard's $28M Aspiration Deal Unlike Typical NBA Player SponsorshipsThe NBA is investigating the Los Angeles Clippers for potential salary-cap violations related to Kawhi Leonard's $28 million endorsement contract with former team sponsor Aspiration. The investigation focuses on Leonard's deal being drastically different from typical NBA player-sponsor arrangements, according to The Athletic's examination of league-wide relationships. The Athletic contacted over 5...2025Check it out Kawhi Leonard
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• Paul George Still Recovering From Knee Surgery As Sixers Open Training CampPaul George will be unable to practice during the start of training camp with the Philadelphia 76ers due to a knee injury he suffered in early July. George has made significant progress, but he hasn't scrimmaged or practiced in full. George has done nearly everything except for full contact. "I'm getting better and better," George said. "I'm feeling stronger and stronger. I feel a lot better now t...2025Continue with Paul George -
• Mo Bamba, Jazz Agree To DealMo Bamba and the Utah Jazz have agreed to a deal. Bamba appeared in 32 games last season with the Los Angeles Clippers and New Orleans Pelicans, averaging 4.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in 12.9 minutes. Bamba was the sixth overall pick in the 2018 draft out of Texas by the Orlando Magic....2025Continue with Utah Jazz -
• LA Clippers Urged to Target Zion Williamson Amid Salary Cap Probe
The Los Angeles Clippers are under investigation for allegedly skirting the NBA’s salary cap, and the outcome could reshape the franchise after being urged to pursue Zion Williamson. Punishments could range from fines and suspensions to draft pick forfeiture, or in the worst-case scenario, Kawhi Leonard’s contract being voided. While commissioner Adam Silver is not […] The post LA Clippers U...2025See more Zion Williamson
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• RealGM's NBA Roster Turnover Pages Show Complete Changes By TeamEver wonder exactly who your team lost and gained during the offseason? RealGM's roster turnover pages break down every move in an easy-to-follow format that shows the full story of how rosters change between seasons. The pages display departing and incoming players side-by-side, complete with transaction details and exact dates. No more hunting through multiple news stories to piece together your...2025Visit the page Atlanta Hawks
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• Report: Steve Ballmer, Clippers Funded $118M To Aspiration Over 18 Months
Steve Ballmer and the Los Angeles Clippers funded a total of $118 million in Aspiration over an 18-month period, according to new reporting from Pablo Torre. Ballmer invested $10 million in Aspiration as late as March 9, 2023 shortly before the government opened their investigation into the company. While Ballmer's $50 million investment in September 2021 and Dennis Wong's $2 million investment in...2025See more Steve Ballmer
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• Clippers concessions to superstar may have cost Raptors a dynastyKawhi Leonard and his uncle made extraordinary demands when he became a free agent in 2019. When the Los Angeles Clippers met many of them, it may have cost the Toronto Raptors multiple titles....2025Check it out Kawhi Leonard -
• Adam Silver Clarifies Prior Knowledge Of Aspiration, Pledges To 'Get To The Bottom' Of AllegationsThe NBA has launched an investigation into allegations that the Los Angeles Clippers circumvented the salary cap with Kawhi Leonard's $48 million endorsement deal with Aspiration. Adam Silver pledged that the league will "get to the bottom" of the allegations. "I don't know anything about Kawhi's deal," said Silver. "Show, no show. We'll certainly find out." "Yes, this investigation will take time...2025Continue with Adam Silver -
• Clippers 'Done Building Around' Kawhi LeonardWhile the Los Angeles Clippers badly wanted to sign Kawhi Leonard during the 2019 offseason, sources tell ESPN that a sense of "fear" began kicking in shortly after they managed to do so based on the price they had to pay in terms of trading for Paul George and the cost of having Leonard as their franchise player. The Clippers were the favorites to win the 2020 NBA championship, but blew a 3-1 lea...2025See also Kawhi Leonard -
• NBA Investigation Into Clippers and Kawhi Leonard Could Bring Historic Punishments
Scandal at the Center of the Season The Los Angeles Clippers have not played a single game this year, but they are already facing one of the league’s most significant controversies in decades. The NBA is investigating whether the organization funneled money to Kawhi Leonard through the bankrupt financial firm Aspiration, potentially violating salary cap […] The post NBA Investigation Into Cl...2025Read about Kawhi Leonard
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• Voiding star's contract would reward, not punish, ClippersThe Los Angeles Clippers could be facing a number of penalties if the NBA decides their star's endorsement deal violated the salary cap. But one severe punishment might actually reward them....2025 -
• Former Aspiration CEO Breaks Silence on Kawhi Leonard Scandal
The NBA’s ongoing investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers and owner Steve Ballmer centers on whether Kawhi Leonard had what some have called a “no-show” endorsement deal with former team sponsor Aspiration. That contract reportedly paid Leonard $48 million, yet league investigators have found no evidence of promotional work tied to the deal. Former Aspiration […] The post Former Aspirati...2025See also Kawhi Leonard
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• Ex-Aspiration CEO Denies Kawhi Leonard Signed No-Show Deal
The former chief executive officer of Aspiration said Friday that Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard did not sign a no-show contract with his former company. “The contract contained three pages of extensive obligations that Leonard had to perform,” Andrei Cherny, who left the company in 2022, wrote in a statement posted on X. “And […] The post Ex-Aspiration CEO Denies ...2025See more articles Kawhi Leonard
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• Steve Ballmer Invested Another $10M In Aspiration In March 2023
Steve Ballmer invested nearly $10 million into Aspiration in March 2023, which followed his initial $50 million investment 18 months earlier, according to legal filings reviewed by The Athletic and corroborated by a former executive with the company. Ballmer's $10 million investment came as Aspiration was quickly losing cash, laying off employees and struggling to raise funds. The March 2023 inve...2025Visit the page Steve Ballmer
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• NBA Execs Want Clippers Docked Multiple First-Round Picks, Kawhi Leonard Contract Voided
The Athletic’s Pablo Torre dropped a bombshell report earlier this month during his “Pablo Torre Finds Out” podcast, unveiling that Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard had signed a $28 million endorsement deal for “tree brokerage” Aspiration to help Los Angeles circumvent the NBA salary cap. NBA Personnel Seeking Harsh Punishment Leonard reportedly didn’t do […] The post NBA Execs Want C...2025Visit the page Pablo Torre
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• NBA Commissioner Addresses Clippers, Kawhi Leonard Allegations
NBA commissioner Adam Silver suggested Wednesday that a league investigation would need to uncover substantial evidence linking the Los Angeles Clippers and owner Steve Ballmer to deals worth up to $48 million between Kawhi Leonard and former team sponsor Aspiration in order for Silver to penalize the Clippers. “The burden is on the league if […] The post NBA Commissioner Addresses Cli...2025See also Adam Silver
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• Adam Silver Asked Owners To 'Withhold Judgment' On Clippers Until Investigation WrapsAfter Wednesday's NBA Board of Governors meeting, Adam Silver was asked to characterize the feedback he has received from other owners in response to allegations that the Los Angeles Clippers may have circumvented the salary cap with Kawhi Leonard's $28 million endorsement deal with Aspiration. Silver suggested that he limited the discussion of the topic amongst the governors as he wants to let an...2025See also Adam Silver -
• Rival Execs Argue 'Circumstantial Evidence', Above 'Fair Market Value' Terms Implicate Clippers
For those within the NBA who believe the Los Angeles Clippers should be punished for an alleged salary cap circumvention with Kawhi Leonard, they are citing that there is enough circumstantial evidence already established to do so, reports Jake Fischer. On Page 341 of the league's newest Collective Bargaining Agreement under Article XIII titled "Circumvention," punishment can be issued against a t...2025Continue with Kawhi Leonard
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• Kawhi Leonard Received Aspiration Payment Days After Clippers Minority Owner Investment
Los Angeles Clippers minority owner Dennis J. Wong made a nearly $2 million investment in Aspiration in December 2022 just days before the company paid Kawhi Leonard $1.75 million as required through his endorsement contract, according to a new episode of Pablo Torre Finds Out. The payment was made on December 15th, which was the same day the company laid off 20 percent of its employees. "It is b...2025Check it out Kawhi Leonard
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• Adam Silver Confirms 'Burden' Of Proof On NBA In Kawhi Leonard ProbeNBA Commissioner Adam Silver emphasized the league bears the burden of proof in its investigation of the Los Angeles Clippers' potential salary cap circumvention involving Kawhi Leonard's $28 million Aspiration endorsement deal. Aspiration had a $300 million sponsorship deal with the Clippers and touted Steve Ballmer as an investor. The commissioner made clear that fundamental fairness requires th...2025Visit the page Adam Silver -
• Clippers, Kawhi Leonard scandal intensifies with latest reportThe Los Angeles Clippers may have committed a cardinal sin by Adam Silver's standards. Pablo Torre's thorough, seven-month-long investigation revealed that Clippers owner Steve Ballmer may have used a now-bankrupt company called Aspiration to circumvent the salary cap and pay Kawhi Leonard for a no-show job....2025Visit the page Kawhi Leonard -
• Clippers Investigation Could Hinge on CBA Language, Sponsor Actions
The NBA’s investigation into possible salary cap circumvention by the Los Angeles Clippers could invite interpretative questions about collectively bargained language and when teams ought to be punished for the actions of a sponsor. The controversy, which concerns an endorsement deal Kawhi Leonard signed with Clippers’ sponsor Aspiration, has been discussed extensively. In 2022, Aspiration signed ...2025Click for news about Kawhi Leonard
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• Aspiration Bid More Than Double Intuit For Clippers' Arena Naming Rights
The Los Angeles Clippers received a bid from Aspiration for naming rights to their new arena worth nearly double that Intuit eventually paid, which was $550 million over 23 years. The Clippers decided to move forward with the offer from Intuit as they were the most established company. Aspiration instead executed a jersey patch sponsorship with the Clippers and other promotional activations. Aspir...2025Click for news about Kawhi Leonard
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• Ben Simmons reportedly made shocking Knicks decisionSimmons became an unrestricted free agent at the start of the summer after his contract with the Los Angeles Clippers expired....2025See also Ben Simmons -
• Ben Simmons Declined Knicks' One-Year Contract OfferBen Simmons declined the New York Knicks' offer of a one-year contract, sources tell Marc Stein. The Knicks are limited to offering only minimum contracts and Simmons entered the offseason with hopes of finding a contract above the minimum. The Knicks and Boston Celtics were the two teams to express the most serious interest in signing Simmons this offseason. Bernie Lee recently notified the NBPA ...2025See also Ben Simmons