Overview

• At Clippers media day, Leonard said he welcomes the investigation, disputed that he performed no services, and noted he was not paid the full amount under his Aspiration contract.
• Pablo Torre reported Ballmer Group gave $1.875 million in December 2024 to Golden State Opportunity, a charity led by Aspiration co‑founder Joseph Sanberg, despite Ballmer’s prior claim he was defrauded.
• Torre shared messages showing Leonard’s agent pressed for a late $1.75 million payment in November 2022, followed by bank records indicating a $1.99 million transfer from Clippers minority owner Dennis Wong to Aspiration nine days before Leonard was paid.
• A former Clippers official told Torre there was no way the organization was unaware of Leonard’s Aspiration arrangement, challenging the team’s assertion it was misled.
• The NBA’s formal investigation remains active with outside counsel, as the Clippers and team president Lawrence Frank deny any cap circumvention and Aspiration co‑founder Sanberg has pleaded guilty to defrauding investors.