Steve Ballmer’s Kawhi Leonard problem refuses to go away, and continues to get worse. Now the Clippers’ owner is being sued over the scandal.
On Monday night, Pablo Torre reported that 11 investors in the bankrupt former Clippers sponsor Aspiration, now named Catona, have sued Ballmer for allegedly using the company to secretly funnel money to Leonard.
From the lawsuit:
It further claims that Ballmer abetted Aspiration co-founder Joe Sanberg’s fraud for the self-serving purpose of getting more money to Leonard.
Sanberg was charged with defrauding investors out of more than $248 million by the Department of Justice, and pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud. Each count carries up to 20 years in prison.
The plaintiffs argue that had they known the true nature of Ballmer’s investment, they would not have put money into the company.
They further claim:
The full lawsuit is available here.
Torre has been on top of this story from the beginning and broke the initial report Leonard’s alleged no-show job on his podcast, .
The NBA has launched its own investigation into the alleged salary cap circumvention by Ballmer and the Clippers. While that’s a big deal, this lawsuit makes Ballmer’s troubles even deeper.
