After the way the past week has played out, there are many questions about Steve Ballmer. How he feels about the ongoing situation and what happens to his position with the Clippers are just two of them. In the last 24 hours, the former Microsoft exec is doing everything to keep these doubts from ballooning into a nightmare. He sat in the ESPN studio answering some pressing questions from Ramona Shelburne. And if the Internet felt it was awkward and uncomfortable, that’s because it’s how he feels.

To recap, The Athletic’s journalist, Pablo Torre revealed documents that alleged Kawhi Leonard signed an endorsement deal with a company called Aspiration, a supposedly fraudelent tree-planting company. The alleged “no-show job” deal was to circumvent the salary cap rules.

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