The LA Clippers official statement of todays claims Neither Mr Ballmer nor the Clippers circumvented the salary cap or engaged in any misconduct related to Aspiration Any contrary assertion is provably false

3rd September 2025 10:10am

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PTFO The DOJ could build a criminal conspiracy case against Steve Ballmer and the Clippers for securities fraud in the Kawhi Leonard scandal per former federal prosecutors Even in 2026 a creative theory could map out a road to jail time And thats before the US president gets involved

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Pablo Torre For a year Clippers through their personal relationship with media compliant outlets have tried to sell a story in which I have been lying And what those media sources should have known was that it was the opposite They were being fed a story that couldnt be rationally explained

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