The Los Angeles Clippers issued a statement denying allegations of bypassing the NBA's salary cap by paying All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard $28 million for a "no-show job."

An anonymous former employee of the financial department for the bankrupt company Aspiration, which was financially backed by Clippers owner Steve Balmer , told podcaster Pablo Torre that employees were told not to ask questions about Leonard's deal, which was intended to "circumvent the salary cap," with Balmer paying Leonard for work purportedly for Aspiration without actually doing any marketing or endorsements for the company.

"Neither the Clippers nor Steve Ballmer circumvented the salary cap," the team said in its statement. "The notion that Steve invested in Aspiration in order to funnel money to Kaw

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