Last week, as Week 1 of the regular season was beginning, my unofficial NFL collusion colleague Pablo Torre dropped a turd in the NBA’s punchbowl .

Pablo reported that Clippers star Kawhi Leonard had a “no-show” job with Aspiration, a failed start-up into which Clippers owner Steve Ballmer had invested $50 million. The company also had a $300 million endorsement deal with the Clippers.

Leonard, per Pablo, was promised $7 million per year for four years.

On Wednesday, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver addressed the situation for the first time .

“The burden is on the league if we’re going to discipline a team, an owner, a player, or any of our constituent members of the league,” Silver said, via Alex Schiffer of FrontOfficeSports.com. “The burden should be on the party that is in ess

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