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The NBA won't have a resolution on the Kawhi Leonard, Los Angeles Clippers salary cap circumvention investigation until after the All-Star Game. The Clippers are hosting the 2026 All-Star Game. https://twitter.com/PabloTorre/status/1968693687740739925 According to Pablo Torre of Pablo Torre Finds Out, the now-bankrupt company Aspiration paid Leonard $48 million for a “no-show job”...

According to Pablo Torre of Pablo Torre Finds Out, Steve Ballmer and the Los Angeles Clippers invested $118 million in Aspiration in an 18-month period. Aspiration paid Clippers star Kawhi Leonard $48 million for a “no-show job” intended to circumvent the NBA salary cap. The Clippers' chief financial officer signed...

Several members of the Los Angeles Clippers want to part ways with NBA star Kawhi Leonard, sources told DallasHoopsJournal. Leonard joined the Clippers in the offseason of 2019. LAC has never been to the NBA Finals and Leonard has played in only 42% of its games. "This has been a...

The Los Angeles Clippers may be "done building around" Kawhi Leonard, according to NBA reporter Baxter Holmes of ESPN. Holmes spoke to a former Clippers staffer in the wake of Leonard and LAC being investigated for allegedly circumventing the NBA salary cap. "They're done building around ," the former Clippers...

The Los Angeles Clippers said "yes" to Kawhi Leonard's uncle's demands that fell outside the boundaries of the CBA in 2019, according to NBA reporter Baxter Holmes of ESPN. Leonard left the Toronto Raptors for the Clippers in the summer of 2019. The NBA legend signed a three-year, $103.1 million...

A former Los Angeles Clippers staffer has urged owner Steve Ballmer "to get out" of the Kawhi Leonard business, according to NBA reporter Baxter Holmes of ESPN. "This last investigation is different," a former Clippers staffer said. "This one directly calls into question Steve Ballmer's character. At some point, Steve...

Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer maintains he was "personally defrauded" by Aspiration. According to Pablo Torre of Pablo Torre Finds Out, Aspiration paid Clippers star Kawhi Leonard $48 million for a “no-show job” intended to circumvent the NBA salary cap. “This is not a fun thing to be through,” Ballmer told SBJ Publisher...

Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer invested an additional $10 million in Aspiration in March 2023, according to NBA reporter Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic. Ballmer invested $50 million in Aspiration 18 months before that. According to Pablo Torre of Pablo Torre Finds Out, Aspiration paid Clippers star Kawhi Leonard $48 million...

The Los Angeles Lakers count their "blessings" all the time that NBA star Kawhi Leonard didn't sign with them in 2019, according to Lakers Daily. Leonard left the Toronto Raptors for the Los Angeles Clippers in 2019. The two-time Finals MVP met with the Lakers, but he chose to join...

NBA star Kawhi Leonard of the Los Angeles Clippers got $20 million in Aspiration shares directly from co-founder Joe Sanberg, according to Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic. That deal came just months after Clippers owner Steve Ballmer invested $50 million in Aspiration. "Additionally, Kawhi Leonard received $20 million in company...