The Los Angeles Clippers are being accused of trying to get around NBA salary cap rules by feeding $28 million to superstar Kawhi Leonard in the form of a "no-show" endorsement deal with a now-bankrupt company partially funded by Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, according to an extensive report by podcaster and former ESPN contributor Pablo Torre.

Ballmer reportedly gave $50 million in funding to the sustainability business Aspiration, which has faced accusations of fraud and whose co-founder, Joseph Sanberg, agreed to plead guilty in August to defrauding multiple investors.

According to a document obtained by Torre and reportedly signed by Leonard, the six-time NBA All-Star was to receive $28 million in cash from Aspiration over the course of four years between 2022 and 2025, as long as he

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