It has been a while, but Toronto Raptors legend Kawhi Leonard is back in the news for non-basketball reasons.

Investigative reporter Pablo Torre, formerly a long-time writer with Sports Illustrated and ESPN, made his podcast debut with The Athletic on Wednesday with an episode titled Kawhi Leonard Signed a Secret $28M Deal. Steve Ballmer Funded a Fraud. We Followed the Money.

The piece instantly created a buzz at a time that’s usually the quietest of the hoops off-season.

Torre and his team allege that Leonard got a notable extra perk from the Los Angeles Clippers in addition to the four-year, $176-million US contract he signed in August 2021. This was when Leonard re-signed with his hometown club after previously leaving Toronto for them fresh off the 2019 NBA title.

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