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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 …”
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.”
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…”
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 …”