Circumstantial Evidence Might Not Doom Clippers In Kawhi Leonard Scandal
The post Circumstantial Evidence Might Not Doom Clippers In Kawhi Leonard Scandal appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. INGLEWOOD, CA – JANUARY 16: Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, left, and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver have announced that the 2026 NBA All-Star Game will be held at the team’s new Inglewood arena, the Intuit Dome. Press conference held at Intuit Dome on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024 in Inglewood, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Evidence continues to mount regarding alleged salary-cap circumvention involving Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard. Pablo Torre first broke the story on his Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast, revealing that Leonard had a four-year, $28 million endorsement deal with a now-bankrupt environmental company that didn’t actually require him to do anything. One former employee told Torre that it was designed “to circumvent the salary cap,” a charge which the Clippers have firmly denied. However, months before Leonard signed his deal with Aspiration, Clippers governor Steve Ballmer made a $50 million investment into Aspiration. Andrei Cherny, Aspiration’s co-founder and former CEO, denied that Leonard’s endorsement deal was a “no-show contract.” He also said that “in the months of discussion among our executives before signing the sponsorship,” he didn’t “remember conversations about the NBA salary cap.” However, the allegations are explosive enough that the NBA has hired the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to fully investigate. If the NBA determines that the Clippers did intentionally circumvent the salary cap by investing in Aspiration and redirecting most of that money to Leonard, they could face steep penalties including the loss of draft picks, suspension of team executives and even the voiding of Leonard’s contract. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver made clear last week that he isn’t ready to jump to conclusions yet, though. “The burden is on the league if we’re going to discipline a team, an owner,…
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INGLEWOOD, CA – JANUARY 16: Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, left, and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver have announced that the 2026 NBA All-Star Game will be held at the team’s new Inglewood arena, the Intuit Dome. Press conference held at Intuit Dome on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024 in Inglewood, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Evidence continues to mount regarding alleged salary-cap circumvention involving Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard. Pablo Torre first broke the story on his Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast, revealing that Leonard had a four-year, $28 million endorsement deal with a now-bankrupt environmental company that didn’t actually require him to do anything. One former employee told Torre that it was designed “to circumvent the salary cap,” a charge which the Clippers have firmly denied. However, months before Leonard signed his deal with Aspiration, Clippers governor Steve Ballmer made a $50 million investment into Aspiration. Andrei Cherny, Aspiration’s co-founder and former CEO, denied that Leonard’s endorsement deal was a “no-show contract.” He also said that “in the months of discussion among our executives before signing the sponsorship,” he didn’t “remember conversations about the NBA salary cap.” However, the allegations are explosive enough that the NBA has hired the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to fully investigate. If the NBA determines that the Clippers did intentionally circumvent the salary cap by investing in Aspiration and redirecting most of that money to Leonard, they could face steep penalties including the loss of draft picks, suspension of team executives and even the voiding of Leonard’s contract. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver made clear last week that he isn’t ready to jump to conclusions yet, though. “The burden is on the league if we’re going to discipline a team, an owner,…
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