Facing allegations that he and his team circumvented the NBA salary cap with star player Kawhi Leonard , Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer has doubled down on his denial. In an interview with "SportsCenter," Ballmer disputed the accusation that he arranged a "no-show" endorsement deal for Leonard.

Investigative journalist Pablo Torre recently reported that Ballmer used a $50 million investment in a company, Aspiration, to facilitate a $28 million "no-show" deal for Leonard. Such an arrangement would violate the NBA's cap circumvention rules, and the league has launched an investigation into the matter.

However, Ballmer refutes Torre's reporting, saying he and the Clippers had no role in greasing the wheels on a deal between Leonard and Aspiration, a now-bankrupt compan

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