Clippers owner Steve Ballmer invested nearly $10 million in March 2023 into the company Aspiration, which allegedly gave Kawhi Leonard a no-show deal that the NBA is now investigating, The Athletic reported Friday .

This investment came 18 months following Ballmer’s $50 million investment in Aspiration, which is behind the league’s probe into the Clippers to see if Leonard was given a side deal to circumvent the salary cap.

Pablo Torre first reported on Sept. 3 about the alleged four-year, $28 million no-show endorsement deal that Leonard received.

Ballmer’s 2023 investment came as Aspiration was desperate for funding, and came just three months after a $1.99 million investment from Dennis Wong, who serves as vice chairman of the Clippers, The Athletic reported.

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