There are few things that should be less surprising than the Los Angeles Clippers (allegedly) using the enormous financial might of owner Steve Ballmer to retain the services of superstar forward Kawhi Leonard.

What is surprising is that he might have been caught.

Money, to someone of Ballmer’s wealth, is immaterial. As of Tuesday morning, the former Microsoft CEO had a net worth of $174 billion. He’s made $27 billion so far this year, according to the Forbes Billionaires Index.

That makes him the seventh richest person in the world, and way, way richer than even really rich people. Miriam Adelson, the Dallas Mavericks owner best known for signing off on the Luka Doncic trade, has to get by on a paltry $41 billion. Dan Gilbert, who owns the Cleveland Cavaliers, is worth $36.5 billion, d

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