The Clippers nearly granted arena naming rights to Aspiration, the now-bankrupt company that is alleged to have paid Kawhi Leonard millions to skirt the NBA’s salary cap.

Clippers owner Steve Ballmer denies circumventing salary cap rules, claiming he was “conned” by the company that defrauded multiple investors.

The NBA is investigating whether Leonard’s endorsement deal with Aspiration violated league rules.

More details are emerging about a company that allegedly paid Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard millions to circumvent the NBA’s salary cap, including that the team came close in 2021 to granting naming rights for its Inglewood arena to Aspiration Partners.

Clippers owner Steve Ballmer nearly granted naming rights to the company, but ended up choosing financial services f

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