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• NBA probe of Steve Ballmer, Kawhi Leonard and Clippers at forefront after Aspiration fraud sentencingSentencing of Aspiration's Joseph Sanberg to 14 years in prison moves the NBA closer to finishing its probe into whether the Clippers skirted the league's salary cap....2026See more articles Kawhi Leonard
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• Aspiration Co-Founder Sentenced To 14 Years, Cooperation Aided NBA's Clippers InvestigationAspiration co-founder Joseph Sanberg, whose bankrupt green banking company sits at the center of an NBA investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers, was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison Monday after cooperating with league investigators, a federal judge in Los Angeles ruled. NBA investigator David Anders, in what represented the league's first public statement on its Clippers inquiry, confi...2026Check it out Los Angeles Clippers -
• Aspiration co-founder assisted NBA in investigation of Steve Ballmer, Clippers
The Clippers allegedly used Aspiration to circumvent the salary cap for Kawhi Leonard, a charge the Clippers denied....2026Visit the page Kawhi Leonard
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• Aspiration Founder Cooperated With NBA's Kawhi Leonard Salary Cap InvestigationJoseph Sanberg, the Aspiration co-founder facing federal sentencing April 27, provided substantial cooperation to the NBA's ongoing salary cap circumvention investigation involving Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers, the league's lead investigator confirmed in a court letter. David Anders of Wachtell Lipton stated in an April 17 filing that Sanberg sat for two in-person interviews, supplie...2026Continue with Kawhi Leonard -
• Steve Ballmer Rejected Warriors' Pursuit Of Kawhi Leonard At Trade DeadlineThe Golden State Warriors made a serious push to acquire Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard before the February trade deadline, only to receive a firm rejection from Clippers governor Steve Ballmer, league sources told ESPN. The Warriors had contacted the Clippers about Leonard's availability several times over the years, each time getting quickly turned away. This time, however, Los Angel...2026Visit the page Golden State Warriors
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• Clippers Signal They Want To Keep Kawhi LeonardLos Angeles Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank publicly committed to building around Kawhi Leonard on Friday, days after the 34-year-old forward deflected questions about his own future following the team's play-in elimination. "Our plan is to win with Kawhi," Frank said at his end-of-season news conference. "At the appropriate time, we'll sit down with Kawhi, and very simi...2026Check it out Kawhi Leonard -
• NBA Hasn't Set Timeline To Conclude Clippers' Salary Cap InvestigationThe NBA's investigation into alleged salary cap circumvention involving the LA Clippers and Kawhi Leonard has no set end date, with interviews still ongoing nearly seven months after the probe began. "Wachtell's investigation is ongoing," an NBA spokesperson said. "There is more work to be done and no set timeline." The inquiry, led by law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and attorney David And...2026See more Kawhi Leonard
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• The latest on Kawhi Leonard, Steve Ballmer and the NBA's investigation into the LA Clippers
What was actually in Leonard's contract? What do league insiders think of it? Here's what we know about the allegations -- and where the investigation stands....2026Click for news about Kawhi Leonard
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• Wachtell Lipton Gained Traction In Clippers' Investigation In JanuaryThe NBA's outside law firm, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, began gaining more traction securing cooperative witnesses in January after early resistance stalled its probe into the Los Angeles Clippers' alleged salary cap circumvention involving star forward Kawhi Leonard, sources familiar with the investigation told The Athletic. The inquiry centers on Leonard's $28 million endorsement agreement w...2026Continue with Los Angeles Clippers
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• Steve Ballmer Seeks Dismissal Of Lawsuit Alleging Kawhi Leonard Salary Cap FraudAttorneys representing Steve Ballmer are seeking to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges the LA Clippers owner participated in fraud by funneling money to star Kawhi Leonard through a now-defunct green banking company, according to court documents. The filing calls the allegations "sensational" and "patently false." The response addresses a lawsuit initially filed on July 9, 2025, by 11 investors in Asp...2026Check it out Kawhi Leonard
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• Clippers Have No Plans For Fire Sale, Will Explore Adding Around Harden, LeonardThe Los Angeles Clippers have no plans for a fire sale before the trade deadline and are expected to explore adding an impact player around James Harden and Kawhi Leonard, sources tell Sam Amick of The Athletic Team sources say owner Steve Ballmer continues his mandate to remain competitive despite the team's 6-21 start. The Clippers have won five straight games, restoring some internal hope about...2025Click for news about Los Angeles Clippers -
• Lawrence Frank Expected To Sign Contract Extension With ClippersLos Angeles Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank is on track to receive a contract extension despite the team's 6-16 start to the season, according to multiple league sources. The extensions for Frank and his associates have been in the planning stages for some time, sources said. Owner Steve Ballmer and the Clippers organization remain committed to continuity amid a season p...2025Check it out Lawrence Frank -
• League Sources Expect No Penalties For Clippers In Kawhi Leonard Sponsorship Probe
The Los Angeles Clippers are expected to emerge from an ongoing NBA investigation without penalties related to a sponsorship arrangement involving Kawhi Leonard and former team sponsor Aspiration, according to sources. Multiple sources outside the organization share the team's belief that the league will not uncover wrongdoing in the matter. The NBA is investigating whether the Clippers circumvent...2025See more Los Angeles Clippers
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• Lawrence Frank To Sign Contract Extension With ClippersLos Angeles Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank is on track to receive a contract extension despite the team's 6-16 start to the season, according to multiple league sources. The extensions for Frank and his associates have been in the planning stages for some time, sources said. Owner Steve Ballmer and the Clippers organization remain committed to continuity amid a season p...2025Click for news about Lawrence Frank
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• Jerry West Text Messages Reveal Clippers' Back-Channel Negotiations For Kawhi Leonard
Text messages between late Los Angeles Clippers consultant Jerry West and intermediary Johnny Wilkes reveal extensive back-channel communications during the team's pursuit of Kawhi Leonard in 2019, according to court documents obtained by The Washington Post. The messages show West coordinating with Wilkes, who had connections to Leonard's uncle Dennis Robertson, in the days leading up to Leonard'...2025See more articles Jerry West
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• Clippers Owner Steve Ballmer Sued By 11 Aspiration Investors
Eleven former Aspiration investors have sued Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, alleging that he used the company to circumvent the NBA salary cap to pay star forward Kawhi Leonard, according to longtime sports reporter and podcaster Pablo Torre. Steve Ballmer Allegedly Used Aspiration To Pay Kawhi Leonard The 133-page lawsuit, obtained by Colin Salao of Front […] The post Clippers Owner Steve Ba...2025Check it out Kawhi Leonard
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• Clippers Owner Steve Ballmer Sued By Aspiration Investors
Eleven former Aspiration investors have sued Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, alleging that he used the company to circumvent the NBA salary cap to pay star forward Kawhi Leonard, reports investigative journalist and podcaster Pablo Torre. According to Colin Salao of Front Office Sports, those investors initially filed suit against Aspiration co-founder Joseph Sanberg and the […]...2025See more articles Kawhi Leonard
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• Steve Ballmer Sued By 11 Aspiration Investors
Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer has been sued by 11 investors who allege he used a company to funnel millions of dollars to Kawhi Leonard. The investors claim Ballmer violated NBA salary cap rules to induce Leonard to re-sign with the Clippers. The lawsuit alleges Ballmer used Aspiration, now called Catona, to secretly channel funds to Leonard. The complaint states the payments were desig...2025See more Los Angeles Clippers
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• NBA Striving To Get 'True Understanding' Of What Happened Between Clippers, Aspiration
Adam Silver addressed the NBA's investigation into whether the Los Angeles Clippers circumvented the salary cap with Aspiration's endorsement deal with Kawhi Leonard. Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated asked Silver what he needs to see to make a determination that the Clippers committed an infraction. The NBA's collective bargaining agreement indicates that circumstantial evidence can be enough if...2025See more articles Adam Silver
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• Clippers Initiated Kawhi Leonard Deal; Aspiration Execs Never Considered It Cap Circumvention
In December 2021, Aspiration founder Joe Sanberg told company executives that the Los Angeles Clippers had approached him about an endorsement deal with Kawhi Leonard. Sanberg stated the arrangement was "important to the Clippers," according to executives who were present that spoke with the Wall Street Journal. The $48 million, four-year endorsement contract is now at the center of an NBA investi...2025See more Los Angeles Clippers
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• Clippers' Aspiration Sponsorship Deal Vetted By NBA Months Before Kawhi Leonard Contract
The NBA vetted and approved a $300 million sponsorship deal between the LA Clippers and Aspiration in 2021, months before the green banking company signed a separate deal with Kawhi Leonard that triggered a salary cap-circumvention investigation, multiple sources told ESPN. The league's approval process occurred before Aspiration signed a four-year, $28 million endorsement agreement with Leonard i...2025See more Kawhi Leonard
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• NBA Won't Consider Moving All-Star Game Away From Clippers
The NBA will not consider moving the All-Star Game from the Los Angeles Clippers' Intuit Dome amid their investigation into alleged cap circumvention involving Kawhi Leonard. Leonard had a $28 million endorsement contract with Aspiration, a company with ties to Steve Ballmer and Dennis Wong. "There's no contemplation of moving the All-Star Game," Silver said, "and planning for the All-Star Game an...2025See also From Clippers
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• Steve Ballmer Gave $1.875M Grant To Joe Sanberg's Nonprofit In December 2024
Steve 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...2025See more Pablo Torre
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• Inside the NBA investigation into Steve Ballmer's ClippersThe NBA is in the midst of a high-stakes investigation of the Clippers over allegations of violating the salary cap. Here is what it could mean to the team and its owner Steve Ballmer....2025
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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 Los Angeles Clippers
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• 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 more Kawhi Leonard -
• 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 more Kawhi Leonard
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• Latest On Clippers, Kawhi Leonard
Clippers owner Steve Ballmer made a second investment worth nearly $10MM in the now-bankrupt “green bank” company Aspiration, according to legal filings reviewed by Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic. The previously unreported investment, which occurred in March 2023 when the company was “hemorrhaging cash, laying off employees and struggling to raise funds,” was corroborated by...2025See also Kawhi Leonard
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• Ex-Aspiration CEO denies Kawhi had no-show deal
The former chief executive officer of Aspiration, the company that LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is accused of using to circumvent the salary cap, said Friday that claims that Kawhi Leonard signed a no-show contract with his former company are false....2025Check it out 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...2025See also Los Angeles Clippers
