Steve Ballmer

8 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 6 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Oct 9, 2025 by David Rosenthal · said 47 times in 4 episodes since 2025 · across every show →

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2026 41 mentions in 3 episodes 14 per episode
2025 6 mentions in 1 episode

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Oct 9, 2025 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Rosenthal: Steve Ballmer emailed a rebuttal PowerPoint before his Acquired interview
“The night before, he emailed us a PowerPoint tag. I think he said like, sorry, we're getting this to you so late”
David Rosenthal Oct 9, 2025 ▶ 37:12 Acquired Podcast Hosts Break Down Google’s $1 Trillion Mistake
Sep 3, 2026 negative
Assertion Supported
Torre: Steve Ballmer used four companies to funnel money to Kawhi Leonard
“And I say that because, according to the NBA's investigation and my own, this was not merely a scheme that he ran to funnel money with one company aspiration. He did it with four. He did it with the scoreboard manufacturer, multi-million dollar deal for Kawhi …”
Pablo Torre Sep 3, 2026 ▶ 7:23 Pablo Torre Explains the Steve Ballmer & Kawhi Leonard Scandal
Sep 3, 2026 negative
Assertion Supported
Torre: Ballmer Created Fake Consulting Agreements to Pay Kawhi Leonard
“What they really did was they created fake jobs for Kawhi Leonard and fake consulting agreements, consulting fees for the companies.”
Pablo Torre Sep 3, 2026 ▶ 10:42 Pablo Torre Explains the Steve Ballmer & Kawhi Leonard Scandal
Sep 3, 2026 neutral
Opinion
Torre: NBA Settled With Kawhi Leonard to Box Steve Ballmer Out of Arbitration
“When Kawhi Leonard got a slap on the wrist, only 700,000 dollars, no suspension, no voiding of the contract, no nothing. He agreed to a settlement that was quite favorable, and the question was, why? Well, Kawhi Leonard's settlement meant that the arbitration …”
Pablo Torre Sep 3, 2026 ▶ 13:58 Pablo Torre Explains the Steve Ballmer & Kawhi Leonard Scandal
Sep 3, 2026 negative
Assertion Supported
Torre: Steve Ballmer Faces Personal Civil Fraud Lawsuit by 11 Aspiration Investors
“So there are, there's also a civil suit happening in LA court against Steve Ballmer personally by 11 aspiration investors about fraud.”
Pablo Torre Sep 3, 2026 ▶ 20:33 Pablo Torre Explains the Steve Ballmer & Kawhi Leonard Scandal
Sep 3, 2026 negative
Assertion Partly supported
Torre: Steve Ballmer threatened NBA Commissioner Adam Silver with litigation by name
“He has now threatened personally with litigation Adam Silver by name in a letter through his lawyers.”
Pablo Torre Sep 3, 2026 ▶ 16:00 Pablo Torre Explains the Steve Ballmer & Kawhi Leonard Scandal
Sep 3, 2026 bearish
Prediction Open · timeframe Sep 2029
Torre: The Los Angeles Clippers will not sell for $10 billion or more
“My point being that they're not gonna get 12 and a half, they're not gonna get 10”
Pablo Torre Sep 3, 2026 ▶ 18:19 Pablo Torre Explains the Steve Ballmer & Kawhi Leonard Scandal
Sep 3, 2026 negative
Assertion Partly supported
Torre: NBA Hit Steve Ballmer With Largest Owner Sanction in American Sports History
“This was the biggest punishment for an owner in the history of, I think, American professional sports, and the NBA took five first-round picks, which is the most you could imagine. They took thirty million dollars, which is a rounding error, of course, for Bal…”
Pablo Torre Sep 3, 2026 ▶ 12:08 Pablo Torre Explains the Steve Ballmer & Kawhi Leonard Scandal
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