Former Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry said he doesn't believe L.A. Clippers owner Steve Ballmer attempted to circumvent the NBA's salary cap by working with a third-party company to surreptitiously pay superstar Kawhi Leonard in 2021

"It's not something I would ever believe," Lasry told CNBC in an exclusive interview. "I've always found him to follow the rules and do what's right."

Journalist and podcast host Pablo Torre reported earlier this month that Leonard had signed a $28 million sponsorship deal with a company called Aspiration. The deal required the NBA forward to do almost nothing with Aspiration to collect the money.

Ballmer invested $50 million in Aspiration. Torre reported that sources from within Aspiration told him the purpose of the deal was for the Clippers to cir

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