The Los Angeles Clippers find themselves at the center of one of the NBA’s most scrutinized off-court stories in recent memory. A report by podcaster Pablo Torre accused the franchise of salary cap circumvention involving Kawhi Leonard and a company, Aspiration, in which Clippers owner Steve Ballmer had invested. Questions swirled about whether Leonard’s no-show arrangement violated league rules and whether Ballmer played any part in facilitating it.

In an interview with ESPN today, Ballmer came forward to address the controversy directly, answering questions himself and providing context behind the Clippers’ dealings with Leonard and Aspiration. For the first time, he publicly laid out the timeline and reasoning behind the transactions, aiming to clarify misconceptions about the organiza

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