Steve Ballmer reportedly invests another $10 million into Aspiration amid Kawhi Leonard’s no-show controversy

As Kawhi Leonard has already landed knee-deep in controversy, Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is not behind. The Clippers’ owner made headlines amid Leonard’s $28 million no-show controversy.

As reported by The Athletic, Ballmer had made another $10 million investment in 2023 into the fraudulent company, Aspiration.

Steve Ballmer reportedly invests another $10 million into fraudulent company Aspiration

The Kawhi Leonard’s $28 million controversy is getting messier day by day. According to a report by reputed media outlet The Athletic, Steve Ballmer had made another $10 million investment back in 2013 into Aspiration. According to The Athletic, Leonard was signed to promote the company, which he never did. As per the latest update on the case, the NBA has already hired a law firm for proper investigation. The Clippers owner Steve Ballmer had previously invested $50 million but straightaway defended himself and mentioned that he was conned. Ballmer’s statement mentioned, "The speculation is what it is. Why did they do that? I don't know why they did what they did.

And I don't know how different it is. And frankly, any speculation would be crazy.”

He further continued,"These are guys who committed fraud. Look, they conned me. I made an investment in these guys thinking it was on the up and up. And they conned me. At this stage, I have no ability to predict why they might have done anything they did."However, amidst all this, Los Angeles Clippers co-owner Dennis Wong has also landed into the Kawhi Leonard no-show scandal.

As reported by The Athletic, Dennis Wong has invested another $1.99 million in 2023.

Aspiration’s former CEO Andrei Cherny reacts to Kawhi Leonard’s $28 million no-show controversy

As reported by The Athletic this week, Aspiration’s former CEO and co-founder Andrei Cherny made a massive claim about the ongoing Kawhi Leonard’s $28 million controversy. He stated that the company had the authority to end the agreement if the NBA star failed to perform at his end. Cherny said,“In the months of discussion among our executives before signing the sponsorship, I don’t remember conversations about the NBA salary cap.”

He further explained, “I signed the contract shortly before I submitted my resignation, but before I left there were numerous internal conversations about the various things Aspiration was planning to do with Leonard once the 2022-23 season began, including emails from the marketing team about their plans in just the week before my last day. I can’t speak to what was done or not done after I left- or why.”The Kawhi Leonard $28 million no-show controversy came to light after investigative journalist Pablo Torre spoke about it on his podcast, Pablo Torre Finds Out. The scandal generated waves in the NBA world and is still in its initial investigation stage. Also Read: Bill Simmons makes a bold claim about the NBA league amidst Kawhi Leonard’s $28 million no-show controversy