At the heart of the uproar over allegations that Kawhi Leonard of the Los Angeles Clippers received millions in undisclosed payments from a tree-planting startup is a National Basketball Association rule that caps the total annual payroll for teams. According to a report by Pablo Torre of the Athletic, bankruptcy documents show that the tree-planting startup Aspiration Partners paid Leonard …
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Kawhi Leonard had a lucrative no-show endorsement deal with Aspiration, a now bankrupt environmental company partially backed by Clippers owner Steve Ballmer according to a bombshell report from Pablo Torre. According to Torre, Leonard signed a deal worth $28 million over four years with the company. And it might have been even more. Another new report from John Karalis of …
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The Kawhi Leonard era with the LA Clippers has been hit with another scandal. This one is perhaps the most significant yet with the two-time NBA Finals MVP set to begin his seventh season with the franchise in a month. The “Pablo Torre Finds Out” podcast reported Wednesday that Leonard allegedly received a lucrative, no-work contract from a now-bankrupt environmental …
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NBA says it will open an investigation into a report that Clippers paid Leonard $28m for no-show job at a company. Published On 4 Sep 20254 Sep 2025 The NBA said on Wednesday it will investigate if a $28m endorsement contract between Kawhi Leonard and a California-based sustainability services company allowed the Los Angeles Clippers to circumvent league salary cap …
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The NBA is opening an investigation into a media report that Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard received a multimillion-dollar no-work contract with a now-bankrupt environmental company as a form of payment to circumvent the NBA’s salary rules. “We are aware of this morning’s media report regarding the LA Clippers and are commencing an investigation,” NBA spokesman Mike Bass told …
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As the Clippers became the center of the basketball universe on Wednesday over allegations that they circumvented the salary cap, one former NBA majority owner is standing behind the team. Hours after Pablo Torre reported on his podcast that Clippers owner Steve Ballmer allegedly worked around the cap with a $28 million no-show marketing agreement for Kawhi Leonard, former Mavericks …
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Kawhi Leonard allegedly received a lucrative, no-work contract from a now-bankrupt environmental company with direct ties to his team, the LA Clippers, and franchise owner Steve Ballmer so that he could be paid more money without it counting against the NBA’s salary rules, according to accusations made by former employees of the firm. In the latest episode of the “Pablo …
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Baxter HolmesSep 3, 2025, 12:17 PM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. The LA Clippers and team owner Steve Ballmer reportedly have been accused of circumventing the NBA’s salary cap …
Read More »The Los Angeles Clippers and owner Steve Ballmer are accused of paying star Kawhi Leonard $28 million for a “no-show job” as a way to circumvent the NBA salary cap, according to a report by Pablo Torre. Torre laid out the alleged scandal on his program, “Pablo Torre Finds Out,” on Wednesday. The show — which features plenty of direct …
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