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Clippers deny claims star forward Kawhi Leonard was paid $28m for job that didn’t exist

Allegation emerge that team circumvented salary capClippers and owner say claims are ‘provably false’The Los Angeles Clippers and their owner, Steve Ballmer, have denied allegations the team’s star forward, Kawhi Leonard, was paid $28m for a job that doesn’t exist.Journalist Pablo Torre laid out the allegations in his podcast on Wednesday. Torre, citing legal documents, claims Ballmer employed Leonard for a non-existent role in one of his companies to circumvent the NBA salary cap, which punishes teams for spending too much on player salaries. Continue reading...

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