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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
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Torre: Kawhi Leonard was contracted for $48M from Aspiration to do nothing
“And what they say and what they provide in the tonnage of all the reporting I did for months, seven months before we came out with part one of the series one year ago today, was documentation that attested to the fact that Kawhi Leonard was paid According to t…”
Pablo Torre Sep 3, 2026 ▶ 4:19 Pablo Torre Explains the Steve Ballmer & Kawhi Leonard Scandal
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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
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Torre: Aspiration co-founder Joe Sanberg is serving 14 years for fraud
“The co-founder, Joe Sandberg, is now, by the way, serving 14 years in federal prison for fraud”
Pablo Torre Sep 3, 2026 ▶ 4:02 Pablo Torre Explains the Steve Ballmer & Kawhi Leonard Scandal
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Torre: Aspiration signed a $300M jersey patch deal with the Clippers
“They just signed a deal, three hundred million dollars, to be the jersey patch sponsor of Los Angeles Clippers.”
Pablo Torre Sep 3, 2026 ▶ 2:30 Pablo Torre Explains the Steve Ballmer & Kawhi Leonard Scandal
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