Steve Ballmer Facing New Lawsuit Related To Kawhi Leonard-aspiration Scandal

Steve Ballmer’s Kawhi Leonard problem refuses to spell away, and continues to get worse. Now nan Clippers’ proprietor is being sued complete nan scandal.

On Monday night, Pablo Torre reported that 11 investors in nan bankrupt former Clippers sponsor Aspiration, now named Catona, person sued Ballmer for allegedly utilizing nan institution to secretly chimney money to Leonard.

From nan lawsuit:

The statement was that Ballmer would beryllium an investor successful Catona and successful return, Ballmer would usage Catona to secretly chimney millions of dollars to prima NBA subordinate Kawhi Leonard. These costs would beryllium channeled done Catona to Leonard truthful that Ballmer could induce Leonard to re-sign pinch nan Clippers by covertly paying him much than allowed by nan NBA’s net headdress rules.

It further claims that Ballmer abetted Aspiration co-founder Joe Sanberg’s fraud for nan self-serving intent of getting much money to Leonard.

It besides served Ballmer’s liking successful getting other money to Leonard truthful he could circumvent nan net cap, hit retired nan title and re-sign his team’s superstar player. Ballmer was complicit successful and aided and abetted Sanberg’s fraud for his ain self-serving purpose. Ballmer publically endorsed Catona and infused complete $50 cardinal into nan company. Absent Ballmer’s support, Catona could not person sustained nan frauds group distant herein.

Sanberg was charged pinch defrauding investors retired of much than $248 cardinal by nan Department of Justice, and pleaded blameworthy to 2 counts of ligament fraud. Each count carries up to 20 years successful prison.

The plaintiffs reason that had they known nan existent quality of Ballmer’s investment, they would not person put money into nan company.

They further claim:

Ballmer transferred different costs to Catona to support nan institution afloat and bargain Sanberg's support, practice and soundlessness astir nan concealed woody pinch Leonard. The afloat grade of Ballmer’s transfers of costs to Catona and Sanberg will beryllium ascertained successful discovery.

The full suit is disposable here.

Torre has been connected apical of this communicative from the opening and collapsed nan first study Leonard’s alleged no-show occupation connected his podcast, Pablo Torre Finds Out.

The NBA has launched its ain investigation into nan alleged net headdress circumvention by Ballmer and nan Clippers. While that’s a large deal, this suit makes Ballmer’s troubles moreover deeper.

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