Jason Fitz and Caroline Fenton from Yahoo Sports are joined by Tom Haberstroh from The Big Number to delve into Pablo Torre’s recent story regarding Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers.
Video Transcript
This is the key piece of evidence.
This is an impactful story from Pablo Torre and Patre discovers.
I urge everyone to view the full broadcast because while that tweet does communicate some of the points outlined in this account, it barely scratches the surface of everything else in this account from Pablo Torre, specifically that during the board of governors gathering where all 30 NBA team owners convened yesterday, this week in New York City, Adam Silver, according to Pablo Torre, in that gathering, uh, did not bring up the Steve Ballmer Kawhi Leonard Aspiration examination, which prompted other owners to engage in informal chats, such as, why aren’t we even dealing with that during the board of governors gathering when it could be the largest controversy in the NBA in the 21st century?
This is major.
That, uh, currently what we’re observing in this account is that not only was Steve Ballmer linked to Aspiration, but a remarkable payment occurred while the business was failing financially and lacking resources, a remarkable payment originated from the co-owner of the Clippers, Dennis Wong, whose daughter, as Pablo Torre, uh, revealed in this broadcast and reported, is that his daughter was employed by Aspiration.
Therefore, the mixing of these entities, the Clippers, Aspiration, and Kawhi Leonard is escalating, creating a tighter network around Steve Ballmer and the Clippers, and the reality that this payment, just under $2 million, occurred when Kawhi Leonard was owed just under $2 million, if I were the other owners, and if I were a fan of the NBA, I’d evaluate all the evidence presented thus far and wonder what more needs to be seen?
It’s quite evident that something isn’t right here, and if you’re aiming to safeguard the NBA’s integrity, you must penalize Steve Ballmer if these claims are accurate, as this offers a plan of action, folks.
This offers a plan of action if Adam Silver doesn’t issue a severe punishment and statement against Steve Ballmer and the Clippers.
What this accomplishes is providing a blueprint for all other teams.
If they desire to evade, if they desire to circumvent the cap, this is the method.
Simply acquire a separate company and channel funds through it.
You don’t even need to require him to sign an endorsement agreement that compels him to promote the company or render services, and you can simply compensate him via that company; everything is acceptable.
