Steve Ballmer is so rich that estimating his net worth is tricky. It was estimated at $153 billion (U.S.) in May, and at least $171 billion now, so by the time you read this who knows how much money he’ll have. The owner of the Los Angeles Clippers could probably buy the entire NBA, if the rules allowed.
Inside Kawhi Leonard’s bizarre list of secret demands from Raptors and how they line up with the alleged Clippers deal
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During 2019 contract talks, Leonard’s camp wanted a trade for Paul George, shares in the Maple Leafs and at least $10 million a year in no-show
Inside Kawhi Leonard’s bizarre list of secret demands from Raptors and how they line up with the alleged Clippers deal
Star Exclusive
During 2019 contract talks, Leonard’s camp wanted a trade for Paul George, shares in the Maple Leafs and at least $10 million a year in no-show
But then, Ballmer doesn’t seem like a stickler for rules, and as the Kawhi Leonard salary cap circumvention case continues to unfold, the Clippers owner should see if he can purchase some plausible explanations. On Thursday, investigative podcaster Pablo Torre surfaced another piece of the puzzle: When Clippers sponsor and failing climate finance bank Aspiration was late with a secret, no-show job $1.75-million installment payment to Clippers star Kawhi Leonard in December of 2022, a $1.990 million investment rolled in that neatly covered the cost, just nine days before Leonard was paid.
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