By Marvin McCoy

This story about Steve Ballmer, Kawhi Leonard, and Aspiration doesn’t just stink—it reeks of corruption, arrogance, and backroom dealing.

Let’s be blunt: I don’t believe Steve Ballmer. And if Pablo Torre’s reporting is accurate—coming from a seasoned journalist with a reputation for credibility—then the NBA has only one choice: strip Ballmer of his ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers and force him to sell. Anything less would make a mockery of the league’s rules.

The NBA cannot afford to look the other way. Salary cap manipulation, no matter how cleverly disguised, strikes at the heart of fair competition. The $28 million endorsement Kawhi Leonard signed with a shady, fly-by-night firm like Aspiration doesn’t pass the smell test. The timeline, the connections, the mone

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