The latest entry into the Kawhi Leonard cap circumvention saga has arrived. When Clippers owner Steve Ballmer did an interview with ESPN, he denied any wrongdoing , and disputed the fact that he arranged a "no-show" endorsement deal between Leonard and the now-bankrupt company Aspiration.

Ballmer also said in that interview that Aspiration was the one to reach out about doing an endorsement deal with Leonard, saying, "At that time, we hadn't introduced Kawhi to Aspiration. We were done with Kawhi. We were done with Aspiration. The deals were all locked and loaded. Then they did ask to be introduced to Kawhi. Under the rules, we can introduce our sponsors to our athletes. We just can't be involved. We made an introduction."

However, a report from The Wall Street Journal co

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