Pablo Torre: Kawhi Leonard signed secret endorsement deal funded by Steve Ballmer. UPDATE: Ballmer made donations to Aspiration before Feds came.

[David_TheMan]

It’s more than just getting money under the table though. Ballmer was running money through a company currently being investigated for fraud solely to pay Kawhi a zero obligation endorsement deal that will only be terminated if he leaves the Clippers.

This has NBA and federal implications.

With regard to forming a shell company to pay a player..

No this doesn't have federal implications at all.
It would only have federal implications if it wasn't filing taxes.
Shell companies are entirely legal.

This would only have NBA issues and it would be around bypassing the cap, which wouldn't be a legal issue but an NBA administrative issue.

=======
Broncos did something like this to bypass the cap in the NFL. That is how they were able to keep the team together for their 90s super bowl run.

 

[Wargames]

Like Dirk taking a discount but then Cuban's HDNet channel overpaying for his documentary

That is cleaner than this. That’s deniability and a common practice. This was sloppy

 

[Da King]

uncle Dennis fukking up

 

[krazykid18]

Pablo’s generational run continues. This is peak journalism

The fallout of this could be crazy.

Man fukk outta here with this generational run dikk sucking, his lamar story did nothing but weaken the player union..nfl is rocking with no issues

And nothing will come from this.. why even release this who does this hurt or show some fukked up shyt

 

[Braman]

I’m gonna watch but there’s a blind spot with Pablo’s shyt. He’s not smarter than these lawyers. Like with him ‘exposing’ NFL advisory councils.

These things are quadruple shrink wrapped in legalese and structured in a way to be legally safe. So yea he’s removing a layer of secrecy but he’s not exposing anything from a legal standpoint

Y’all hype these as if folk are scrambling and tossing papers around in an office bc Pablo has outsmarted them yet again

 

[MVike28]

Knew nikkas would fly in here and try to downplay this

 

[EA]

Man fukk outta here with this generational run dikk sucking, his lamar story did nothing but weaken the player union..nfl is rocking with no issues

And nothing will come from this.. why even release this who does this hurt or show some fukked up shyt

The whole point of that story was that the NFL was tacitly colluding with the executive members in the NFLPA and everyone involved on the PA side has been fired since. The story did exactly was it was supposed to do

 

[inndaskKy]

Obviously just another attempt to derail a James Harden season to keep him from breaking Bill Russell's ring record.
Every season they find another way to sabotage him.

 

[Big Boss]

@10bandz @Thavoiceofthevoiceless @Trojan 24


Pablo did it again

 

[Rev]

 

[STAN JONES]

not surprised this is happening but I am surprised at how sloppy they were

gonna be interesting to see what the punishment is if any

IMO all parties involved should be suspended a year and take draft pick from the Clippers

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

I’m gonna watch but there’s a blind spot with Pablo’s shyt. He’s not smarter than these lawyers. Like with him ‘exposing’ NFL advisory councils.

These things are quadruple shrink wrapped in legalese and structured in a way to be legally safe. So yea he’s removing a layer of secrecy but he’s not exposing anything from a legal standpoint

Y’all hype these as if folk are scrambling and tossing papers around in an office bc Pablo has outsmarted them yet again

He's not trying to he smarter than the Lawyers. What he is doing is putting information out there about how 1 team/possibly multiple teams are circumnavigating the rules when it comes to paying players. Even if it is "Legal" that loophole will be closed.

 

[David_TheMan]

Man fukk outta here with this generational run dikk sucking, his lamar story did nothing but weaken the player union..nfl is rocking with no issues

And nothing will come from this.. why even release this who does this hurt or show some fukked up shyt

this is a stupid take.
He exposed corruption in the NFLPA and they fired the guy and cleaned house.
That actually made the playerrs union stronger.
It was a huge story also.

This story is not that big as its common.
Its known for instance in the nFL, that while Tom Brady took a low salary he got speaking engagements from Mr. Kraft that suplemented what he left in terms of salary.
Same with most cowboys players, they get endorsements for just being on the team through other companies or completely independent companies.

Its all about taking care of your shyt. LeBron, KD, Steph, they have the same type of deals. How do you think everyone with Golden State got put on with silicon valley investments and as spokesmen.

 

[BlackAchilles]

Nosferatu gonna come down on the Clippers like Stern did the Wolves for Joe Smith

 

[The G.O.D II]

This is like some mafia no show job shyt. But this is a multi billion dollar organization. How sloppy can you be? 30 million from a tree planting company?