Amid Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard's investigation into his “no-show” endorsement deal, one source has come forward regarding what owner Steve Ballmer was told about the reported deal. Ballmer reportedly invested at least $60 million in the company Aspiration from September 2021 to March 2023. However, he adamantly insisted that he did not know the now-bankrupt Aspiration's endorsement deal with Leonard.

From the perspective of rival GMs, the Clippers' Leonard signing was deemed a no-brainer, considering the franchise's long track record of disappointing seasons. However, now those same executives wonder if Ballmer did, in fact, circumvent salary as a means to acquire Leonard over potential suitors, as one rival GM told ESPN's Baxter Holmes.

“Looking back, the deal was

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