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Pablo was asked for a statement after ESPN published its article but they left it out of their reporting I just wonder WHY it happened like this It sure seems to me that they got fed a story by the people who were lying to everyone this entire time and I got implicated as a result of it
1.1mPablo Torre This is a story built on journalism The reason we've been reporting it is because we think this story is fundamentally important We think it's important to bring people what is not being told to them otherwise by some of the wealthiest most powerful people in America
2.8mCharania I had one executive tell me last night that the Clippers were essentially acting like a power agent brokering deals for Kawhi Leonard That's millions and millions of cash flow coming into Kawhi By mid-2021 Kawhi had pocketed tens of millions of dollars in no-show endorsement deals
57sCharania Kawhi Leonard reportedly did not have any knowledge of the salary cap circumvention that was going on
57sPablo Torre on good journalism My kink is journalism The reason I do it is because I think that in this country the truth is a suit of armor that you can wear into any courtroom and feel confident I think the public interest is best served by people who are willing to do that
1.2mPablo 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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