Report: LA Clippers Allegedly Skirted NBA Salary Cap with Help from ‘Fraudulent Tree-Planting Company’ – Used ‘eco-friendly bank’ & sought to profit from climate initiatives
By Admin
September 3, 2025
By Johnathan Jones
The LA Clippers and owner Steve Ballmer have been accused of circumventing the NBA’s salary cap through a $28 million “no-show job” for star player Kawhi Leonard through a “fraudulent tree-lanting company,” according to reports.
Pablo Torre, a podcaster and former ESPN contributor, reported Wednesday that Ballmer allegedly funneled money to Leonard through Aspiration, a now-defunct socially conscious banking and investment firm once valued at $2.3 billion that is now under fraud investigation by the federal government.
Ballmer, one of the wealthiest men in the world and a former Microsoft CEO, invested $50 million in Aspiration on Sept. 14, 2021, Torre said on his “Pablo Torre Finds Out” podcast.
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