Clippers star Kawhi Leonard, owner Steve Ballmer interviewed for role in Aspiration scandal

NBA investigator interviews have begun for Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard and his uncle and business adviser, Dennis Robertson, per ESPN.Leonard, Robertson, and Clippers owner Steve Ballmer are under investigation after a series of podcasts from the show “Pablo Torre Finds Out” revealed Ballmer’s company, Aspirtation, was accused of receiving a $50 million investment from his personal LLC in September, 2021.AdvertisementShortly after the investment was made, Leonard and Aspiration agreed to an endorsement deal of $28 million.Torre recently revealed on Friday that in March of 2023, Ballmer invested another $10 million, which suggests these investments have been recurring.According to the article by ESPN, the interview process has been lengthy.

Ballmer and other Clippers executives have also sat in for interviews by the NBA’s private investigation team.Before game 1 of the NBA Finals, this past Wednesday, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said that the investigation was far along and that he thinks they’re getting close to putting an end to it.“The investigation is being conducted by a law firm independent of the NBA,” Silver said before Game 1.“I mean, yes, ultimately we are paying their bills, but they are doing the work independent of the league office.

My instruction to them is we can’t be investigating forever, and at some point, we have to wrap it up, but at the same time, I think the most important thing is we get it right.”Silver has not given a timeline for when the investigation will be finished, but did say the Clippers need “to understand what situation they are going to be operating under, and so do the other 29 teams.”Since the allegations were made public, Ballmer and the Clippers have denied them and have remained adamant that there is no evidence supporting them.In the article, ESPN says they have spoken to people in and close to the NBA about potential outcomes from the investigation, and that the NBA could receive...