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

[EA]

The two sections at the bottom of this excerpt is why the Clippers and Ballmer should be worried. It’s hard to argue that a $28m endorsement deal without any obligations on Kawhi’s end is fair market value for his services.

 

[JesusFOREVER]

Pablo better start taking the subway to work

 

[RennisDeynolds]

He going around bowing up everybody’s spot. I would put some bread on his head if I was one of these billionaires, make it look like an accident.

Pablo's response:

Said he put some money on my head I guess we gon see




I won't put no money on his head, my brehitos owe me

 

[Sonic Boom of the South]

If Stern goes lenient on this, he's might as well resign. This is a competitive balance & integrity issue. He has to come down hard for the best interest of the sport, period.

 

[RennisDeynolds]

That’s a shytty look on the league if they allow an owner to have that much power and influence over everyone else

Nobody bigger than the program. The ghost of David Stern gon show and prove that

 

[Don Homer]

this is great investigative journalism

much better than the shyt nowadays where a sports website just screencaps a tweet and calls it a day

 

[Don Homer]

If Stern goes lenient on this, he's might as well resign. This is a competitive balance & integrity issue. He has to come down hard for the best interest of the sport, period.

not sure if you're aware, but David stern is no longer the commissioner of the NBA. In fact, he hasn't been commissioner for over a decade. Even further, David stern has been dead for over half a decade

 

[ajnapoleon]

This is what I was thinking will happen


When you have that type of money and power your basically untouchable


This story will not have legs

 

[Flex Luger]

Hmmmm

 

[ajnapoleon]

I’m not gonna lie when Kwahi and his uncle was making those demands I didn’t take them seriously


Wanting all that from the lakers and buss was like nah

I thought it was to make outlandish demands that the lakers can’t do knowing they was going to the clippers


Never crossed my mind that the clippers actually gave in to KL

 

[Phantum]

Ballmer crazy


Doing all that for someone who hardly plays.

 

[Nigerianwonder]

The two sections at the bottom of this excerpt is why the Clippers and Ballmer should be worried. It’s hard to argue that a $28m endorsement deal without any obligations on Kawhi’s end is fair market value for his services.

Plus the employees are talking and willing to talk. They are cooked.

 

[Lucky_Lefty]

That’s a shytty look on the league if they allow an owner to have that much power and influence over everyone else

I mean Jerry and Kraft. Gilbert and Arison. Henry and Ricketts. All got the power and financial influence to sway other owners and everyone else within their little ecosystem.

 

[Admiral Ackbar]

Lebron got his team to buy

 

[beenz]

last time this happened, the t-wolves forfeited 3 first rounders. I expect something comparable to happen to the clippers if this is true.

not that they have many picks to give up at this point.

they could be fukked thru the mid 2030's at this rate.