Atlanta Hawks’ Nickeil Alexander-Walker waited 12 hours in the rain to be the first to buy his cousin’s “Butter” Converse Shai 001.
Atlanta Hawks’ Nickeil Alexander-Walker waited 12 hours in the rain to be the first to buy his cousin’s…
Kawhi Leonard makes a public appearance at the US Open:
Kawhi Leonard makes a public appearance at the US Open:
![[Mannix] Here's a conversation ownership groups are having, I'm told: If Pablo Torre's report is accurate, how much money did that cost us? Clippers are taxpayers. In his last contract, Kawhi took less than the max. Full max, bigger penalties, bigger payouts. Nothing unites NBA owners more than lost](https://www.rawchili.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/31ZOwIaSO_ZMH2Ksr-4jwnwRmJFyfnXASwp6AEI93MY-380x220.jpeg)
[Mannix] Here’s a conversation ownership groups are having, I’m told: If Pablo Torre’s report is accurate, how much money did that cost us? Clippers are taxpayers. In his last contract, Kawhi took less than the max. Full max, bigger penalties, bigger payouts. Nothing unites NBA owners more than lost
The Los Angeles Clippers may already be facing trouble after allegations surfaced that they circumvented the salary cap…
![[Amick] Source: The NBA has hired the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rose and Katz to investigate the Clippers-Kawhi Leonard situation. This is the same firm that investigated Donald Sterling and Robert Sarver.](https://www.rawchili.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/XjiTSqgeU5xnSHiJ2lbfVswtaZJ9knWbOD70JxM3jcg-380x220.jpeg)
[Amick] Source: The NBA has hired the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rose and Katz to investigate the Clippers-Kawhi Leonard situation. This is the same firm that investigated Donald Sterling and Robert Sarver.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6602846/2025/09/05/kawhi-leonard-clippers-nba-investigation-salary-cap-circumvention/ Source: The NBA has hired the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rose and Katz to investigate the…
![[Swanson] Kawhi Leonard hasn’t been worth the headaches. For the Clippers, Leonard has proved to be the least reliable and charismatic basketball star money could buy. Now they’re going to be investigated because they wanted this uber-private, mysterious figure to be the face of their franchise?](https://www.rawchili.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/6XUIBsH8DP3LErNWvILeU7cGWnn6pspVVlZbcLN5Vmk-380x220.jpeg)
[Swanson] Kawhi Leonard hasn’t been worth the headaches. For the Clippers, Leonard has proved to be the least reliable and charismatic basketball star money could buy. Now they’re going to be investigated because they wanted this uber-private, mysterious figure to be the face of their franchise?
Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2025/09/04/swanson-kawhi-leonard-hasnt-been-worth-the-headaches/ If what’s being alleged is true, the question for me would be: All that for what?…
![[Fitz] If your answer to transparency is putting Steve Ballmer on ESPN, then I would say shame on you. Why would you send Steve Ballmer to Ramona Shelburne when Pablo Torre is the one that has spent months preparing this entire report. Instead, you go to the softest landing spot you can get.](https://www.rawchili.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pnwPdm4vhp5GdzyigUlX3omG0Pfq9qmAs9gJUKY6RxM-380x220.jpeg)
[Fitz] If your answer to transparency is putting Steve Ballmer on ESPN, then I would say shame on you. Why would you send Steve Ballmer to Ramona Shelburne when Pablo Torre is the one that has spent months preparing this entire report. Instead, you go to the softest landing spot you can get.
Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/video/steve-ballmer-sit-down-only-132025852.html And the problem here is we're not gonna get any transparency. The one thing that you…
![[Pablo Torre] PTFO can now confirm that Aspiration gave Kawhi a secret $20M side-deal. Combined with Kawhi’s secret $28M no-show endorsement deal: that’s $48M. PTFO previously reported that Steve Ballmer’s personal Aspiration investment was... $50M.](https://www.rawchili.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/3fXde3wvspUcj4ZoeiOnh9PxcWLWYphGyOlesqoMKKQ-380x220.jpg)
[Pablo Torre] PTFO can now confirm that Aspiration gave Kawhi a secret $20M side-deal. Combined with Kawhi’s secret $28M no-show endorsement deal: that’s $48M. PTFO previously reported that Steve Ballmer’s personal Aspiration investment was… $50M.
Source: https://imgur.com/a/Z8hchbE Just now from Pablo Torre after Steve Ballmer’s interview Hi. PTFO can now confirm that Aspiration…
![[Haberstroh] In the scenario of Leonard’s contract being voided, no teams currently have $50 million of cap space with which to offer Leonard… Getting a player of Leonard’s caliber for, say, the mid-level exception would launch a bizarre sweepstakes the likes of which the NBA has never seen.](https://www.rawchili.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1757052424_66_Z_xeNsS6mWQSHOS_8sD2Wc02OsvldT1yXoPZA8nMl8E-380x220.jpeg)
[Haberstroh] In the scenario of Leonard’s contract being voided, no teams currently have $50 million of cap space with which to offer Leonard… Getting a player of Leonard’s caliber for, say, the mid-level exception would launch a bizarre sweepstakes the likes of which the NBA has never seen.
Ripping up Leonard’s current contract would almost certainly draw the ire of the players union and potentially ignite…
Pablo Torre on Cuban’s “Steve isn’t that dumb” claim: “If not for that little line item (KL2 Aspire, LLC) in a bankruptcy filing that no one else noticed, this would not have been a problem… They would’ve gotten away with it, and now I’m gonna quote Scooby-Doo: ‘if not for those meddling kids.'”
Pablo Torre on Cuban’s “Steve isn’t that dumb” claim: “If not for that little line item (KL2 Aspire,…
![Lowe: “I’ll read the text I got from a league executive: ‘Most people I’ve talked to think the Clippers need to explain this now… The NBA doesn’t need a [smoking gun] text message or an email. It’s now on the Clippers & Kawhi to explain this…’”](https://www.rawchili.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1757022065_438_7nrSm8b0si-7wAja07rxU9bhivYHf-Y1eGOnSRRI8n8-380x220.jpeg)
Lowe: “I’ll read the text I got from a league executive: ‘Most people I’ve talked to think the Clippers need to explain this now… The NBA doesn’t need a [smoking gun] text message or an email. It’s now on the Clippers & Kawhi to explain this…’”
Source I’ve already had people that said “I’ve seen enough for them [the NBA] to do something to…