The Los Angeles Clippers claim owner Steve Ballmer was “duped” into making investments with the now-bankrupt company at the center of an investigation into alleged salary cap circumvention.

The team released a statement Thursday about its dealings with Aspiration, a sustainability business that Ballmer and the Clippers reportedly invested $118 million in from 2021-23.

An investigation by ESPN contributor Pablo Torre claims Clippers All-Star Kawhi Leonard was to receive $28 million in cash from Aspiration in a “no-show” endorsement deal as a way of working around the NBA salary cap.

Ballmer has said he was defrauded by Aspiration and has denied allegations of circumventing the cap.

On Thursday’s edition of the “Pablo Torre Finds Out” podcast, Torre said the Clippers purchased $56 millio

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