Hmm did Balmer pay Kawhi under the table to get him to sign as a FA in 2019?

TL:dr $28 million to kawhi/his uncle for a no show job planting trees

How do people find the time to watch these long shows...cliffs please

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ESP when you have it being perpetrated by the richest sports owner in the world.

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There are some lads in the EPL who love wearing pajamas all day long that would like a word about this statement.

If true, he should be forced to sell the team and the Clippers should be banned from going into the luxury tax for 10 years.

I've suspected for a long time that the Patriots did this with Tom Brady/TB12, too.

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There are some lads in the EPL who love wearing pajamas all day long that would like a word about this statement.

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Ballmer is one of the 10 wealthiest men on Earth and no one on the list is a majority owner of any sports franchise. Hell I don’t believe any of them are even a confirmed minority owner in a sports team.

He could be talking about the saudis, their wealth isnt exactly recorded.

If its true...the league has to hammer them. I'm sure this happens WAY more than people think, but now that it is out, this level of frickery...the league can't let it go unpunished.

Could be a brutal punishment

Trust me I did as well

Its the NBA and an Los Angeles team. They wont be banned from the playoffs.

But they should absolutely void his contract.


first rd picks lost
Major fine

If you don't want to watch the ad filled video, here's some website's break-down of the video.

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Kawhi Leonard’s Alleged Secret Deal With Steve Ballmer Puts Clippers at Risk of $6M Fine & Major NBA Punishment

The Los Angeles Clippers might have defied Adam Silver’s strict regulations. And in the heart of it stands their superstar, the 2x NBA champ, Kawhi Leonard. Back in 2019, right after winning the season with the Toronto Raptors, the Klaw jumped sides to shake hands with Clippers owner Steve Ballmer. As surprising as that move was, many people suspected foul play in the deal.

Thus, the controversies of Ballmer & Co. secretly negotiating to bypass the salary cap for Kawhi Leonard have returned. Investigative journalist Pablo Torre claims he found the loophole. He alleges paying the star forward $28 million for a fake job with a fraudulent company.

On a recent episode of his Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast, he said he found a paper trail tying Leonard to an “allegedly fraudulent” tree-planting firm, Aspiration, backed by Clippers owner Steve Ballmer. A $28 million payment to KL2 Aspire LLC, owned by Leonard, is the link. The firm still owes $7 million after filing for bankruptcy, Torre said.

The journalist further reported that Kawhi Leonard never marketed Aspiration despite the major investment, while other celebrities promoted the brand. He cited employee testimony, with one anonymous worker stating, “I didn’t so much as discover it as I was told about it. My reaction was, ‘What the f—?’”

He recalled being told, “These are the major players and major contracts you really need to be aware of… Oh, and by the way, we also have a marketing deal with Kawhi Leonard. A $28 million organic marketing sponsorship… If I had any questions about it, essentially don’t, because it was to circumvent the salary cap.” The employee added they never saw Leonard promote the company and agreed it was a “no-show job.”

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https://www.essentiallysports.com/nba-active-basketball-news-kawhi-leonard-s-alleged-secret-deal-with-steve-ballmer-puts-los-angeles-clippers-at-risk-of-six-million-fine-and-major-nba-punishment/

Mark Cuban got in a little bit of trouble with the league for letting Dennis Rodman live in his pool house, or he would have been trying to do some under the table stuff. That was close to the beginning of his ownership stint.