Overview

• New reporting details that Dennis Robertson repeatedly asked the Lakers, Raptors and Clippers in 2019 for benefits barred by the CBA, including a private jet, a house, guaranteed endorsement income and a slice of team ownership.
• The Lakers told Robertson the requests violated league rules, with Jeanie Buss suggesting he try to get any such terms in writing elsewhere, and team officials privately laughed at the persistence of the asks.
• The NBA has authorized outside counsel at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to revisit those negotiations as part of a broader probe that began with scrutiny of a separate Aspiration endorsement arrangement.
• The investigation extends beyond Aspiration, which prior reporting said could have delivered Leonard tens of millions of dollars, while the league previously said it found no evidence in 2019 that improper benefits were provided.
• Executives and agents described Robertson—a non‑registered representative—as operating without guardrails, and one league executive said Leonard bears some responsibility for allowing him wide latitude; the Clippers and Steve Ballmer have denied wrongdoing and pledged cooperation.