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The Los Angeles clippers and the owner Steve Ballmer are being accused of giving the All-Star Kawhi Leonard $ 28 million forward for a “non-show work” to avoid the salary limit of the league.
Sports journalist Pablo Torre detailed his accusations about the latest edition of “Pablo Torre finds out”, which had appointments of direct legal documents at all times. Torre says that Leonard received the $ 28 million through Apsiration, a tree planting service that is now bankrupt.
The aspiration signed a legal agreement of $ 28 million with KL2 aspice de Leonard, LLC. Torre is accusing Ballmer to pay Leonard more than his current contract, which would go against the NBA rules.
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The Los Angeles Clippers striker, Kawhi Leonard, observes during the second half of a NBA basketball match against the Atlanta Hawks, on Saturday, January 4, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo AP/Jayne-Kamin-Oncea)
A clause within the legal agreement between the two companies said that Leonard had the ability to “refuse to proceed with any action desired by the company”, which basically would pay him without doing anything.
Torre never found evidence that Leonard commercialized or supported the company.
Even more revealing was that Torre found a clause that declared Leonard only would be paid the $ 28 million if he was still a member of the clippers.
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Torre said he spoke with former aspiration employees about the contract, and one of them agreed to be interviewed with a voice modifier. The employee claimed that the agreement between the aspiration and Leonard was made to “avoid the salary limit.”
Kawhi Leonard #2 of the Los Angeles Clippers shoot a free kick during the game during the Round game one of the NBA playoffs of 2023 on April 16, 2023, in Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. (Barry Gossage/NBAE through Getty Images)
“Neither Mr. Ballmer nor the clippers developed the salary limit nor were they involved in any misconduct related to aspiration. Any opposite statement is demonstrably false,” the clippers said in a statement to Torre.
The contact of the aspiration to KL2 Aspire LLC was also made through Dennis Robertson, an advisor to Leonard, who has a history of NBA investigations. Robertson was investigated in 2019 for requesting inadmissible benefits, although the league found the “uncle Dennis” not guilty that the clippers grant illegal benefits to his client while they chased him in the free agency.
“We are aware of the media report this morning regarding the Los Angeles clippers and we are starting an investigation,” said NBA spokesman Mike Bass, Espn.
Pak Gazette Digital contacted a Leonard representative to comment.
Leonard was a very wanted free agent that year, and it was surprised that he chose the clippers in a three -year agreement and $ 104 million.
The clippers would extend to Leonard in 2021 with a four -year agreement and $ 176 million, and continued to keep it in their place in 2024, issuing an extension of three years and $ 149 million.
The owner of Los Angeles Clippers, Steve Ballmer, is being accused of trying to avoid the salary limit of the NBA with a payment of $ 28 million to Kawhi Leonard. (IMAGN)
The two -year -old NBA champion played only 37 games last season for Los Angeles, since he dealt with the inflammation of the right knee that exploded while participating in the United States national team camp before the Paris Olympic Games of 2024.
