There’s no rest for the wicked\u2014or for those trying to uncover the wrongdoings of the wicked, as in the case of sports podcaster Pablo Torre.<\/p>\n
On Monday, Torre shared a new report on Steve Ballmer that raises more questions about the Clippers owner’s alleged role in the Kawhi Leonard scandal. For a quick refresher, Torre alleged that the Clippers funneled millions of dollars to Leonard through Aspiration<\/a>, a team sponsor, to circumvent the salary cap. Ballmer had invested a large chunk of money in Aspiration, which signed Leonard to a four-year, $28 million deal in 2022 for a “no-show job” that allowed the Clippers star to pocket that money outside of the NBA’s salary cap restrictions.<\/p>\n As the NBA continues its investigation into Ballmer and the Clippers, Torre dropped another stunning piece of evidence to back his reporting.<\/p>\n Torre revealed new documents that prove Ballmer donated $1.875 million to a charity of Aspiration’s co-founder, Joe Sanberg, in December 2024.<\/p>\n While Ballmer insists he was a victim of a scam run by Sanberg<\/a>, who has since pled guilty to defrauding investors of over $200 million, Torre pointed out the odd timing of Ballmer’s very charitable donation. The Ballmer Group announced the grant a few months after the arrest of Sanberg’s co-conspirator<\/a>, and almost a year after news broke that the federal government was investigating Aspiration<\/a>, per Torre. Not to mention, it was over a year after the Clippers had already ended their partnership with Aspiration.<\/p>\n Torre poses a very important question for Ballmer to answer: if the Clippers owner felt he was being defrauded by Aspiration<\/a>, why would he keep sinking money in projects run by the company’s co-founder months after the jig was up? Why indeed.<\/p>\n Listen to Torre’s findings below:<\/p>\n NEW: Steve Ballmer quietly donated $1.875M to charity of Aspiration co-founder who “conned” him \u2014 1.5+ years after Clippers ended deal, as feds closed in.<\/p>\n “It does not make any iota of sense,” an insider says, “to be both hoodwinked and bamboozled yet continuously giving money.” pic.twitter.com\/xdx2WgGkex<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Pablo Torre Finds Out (@pablofindsout) September 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Woof. Torre knew exactly what he was doing dropping this report on the Clippers’ media day. <\/p>\n More NBA on Sports Illustrated