According to reports, Kawhi Leonard paid $ 28 million for the “no-show work” with Clippers as a way to get around the NBA salary limit
Torre presented the alleged scandal on his program, “Pablo Torre Scopre”, Wednesday. The show – which presents many citations directed by legal documents – has meant that the Leonard topic was paid $ 28 million through a company owned by Ballmer essentially do nothing. Ballmer is accused of using the agreement as a way to pay Leonard more than his contract, which – if true – is a violation of the rules of the NBA.
The entire situation revolves around a banking company called aspiration, a plantation service of trees financed by Ballmer. The aspiration has entered into a legal agreement of $ 28 million with KL2 Aspire, LLC, a company owned by Leonard.
Torre tried to find evidence that Leonard has ever marketed or approved the company, but has come empty. A clause in one of the documents of the contract between aspiration and KL2 Aspire LLC said that Leonard could “refuse to proceed with any action desired by the company”, giving Leonard the opportunity to be paid without doing anything. Another clause claimed that Leonard would be paid only if he had remained a member of the clippers.
Aspire Aspire LLC aspiration payments were sent to Dennis Robertson, Leonard’s adviser, who was investigated by the NBA in 2019 for asking for inadmissible benefits. The NBA has completed this investigation into Robertson – also known as Uncle Dennis – and has not found evidence that the clippers have granted illegal benefits to Leonard while they pursue him in the free agency.
Torre spoke with a handful of former employees of the aspiration of the situation, one of whom agreed to make an interview with a vocal modifier. That employee said he had been said that the agreement between aspiration and Leonard was made to “get around the limit of the salary”.
The entire alleged scandal was summarized by the Torre show in a four and a half minutes video.
The Clippers responded to these accusations by sending the following quotation to Torre:
“Neither Mr. Ballmer nor the Clippers have spoken the salary limit or engaged in any misconduct linked to aspiration. Any contrary statement is excessably false.”
At the time of the 2019 survey on Robertson, Fonti reported to Sam Amick of Atletico who, although there were no evidence of illegal benefits, the commissioner of the NBA Adam Silver considers the question “a cardinal sin of the NBA” and that the League would have reopened his investigations on the situation if further evidence had come to light.
The NBA has not issued a declaration on Torre report right now.
Leonard originally joined the Clippers with a three -year agreement of $ 104 million in 2019. He starred with the team with a four -year extension and $ 176 million in 2021 and then signed a three -year extension and $ 149 million with the team in 2024.