Pablo Torre on ESPN's report regarding negotiations between Steve Balmer and the NBA This is typically not how investigations work whether in the criminal justice system or in journalism The subject of the investigation does not get to negotiate with the group that is doing the investigating

Pablo Torre says the NBA approached Steve Ballmer told him they found wrongdoing and tried to get him to admit to it and accept the punishment Instead Ballmer chose to fight it so the NBA turned around and found a way to settle the matter with Kawhi and the NBPA

Pablo Torre On Ballmers apology He is not admitting to wrongdoing that has been investigated and proven on our show and by the NBA And that is notable Its because the question of his own admission of guilt is at the heart of what the DOJ is looking into It is key to what the SEC is probing

Puck Hamby If big mainstream media outlets arent touching your Pablo Torre scoop to me thats not defending Steve Ballmer the NBA or the Clippers Thats like Is there anything here and are you just presenting this story for your audiencefor clout and clicks and building your audience

Steve Ballmer In an exclusive interview with Ramona Shelburne and ESPN last year following Pablo Torres reporting on the Clippers alleged salary-cap circumvention through Aspiration They conned me

Pablo Torre On the DOJ investigation while holding the new plant he just bought The reason Ive been anticipating this is because as Ive repeatedly said on the show the main reason Ballmer would not want to admit any kind of guilt is everything else thats happening to him in the real world

Pablo Torre in the wake of the Clippers' severe punishment reveals there are still more pieces of the ClippersKawhi Leonard situation that he knows about and that his investigation isnt over yet There is more to come than is in the NBAs report This is not everything