Kawhi Leonard had a $28 million endorsement deal with a now bankrupt environmental startup where he did no work, essentially a “no-show job,” for a company Clippers owner Steve Ballmer had made a $50 million investment in, per an investigation from Pablo Torre Finds Out (PTFO), reported Wednesday on his podcast . That investigation claims the Clippers tried to circumvent the salary cap with this deal.

“We are aware of this morning’s media report regarding the LA Clippers and are commencing an investigation,” NBA spokesman Mike Bass told NBC Sports.

That company in question was called Aspiration, a “green bank” whose model was to do large amounts of tree planting to gain carbon credits for its corporate clients. Aspiration had a long list of celebrity endorsements including Leonardo D

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