Kawhi Leonard had a lucrative no-show endorsement deal with Aspiration, a now bankrupt environmental company partially backed by Clippers owner Steve Ballmer according to a bombshell report from Pablo Torre. According to Torre, Leonard signed a deal worth $28 million over four years with the company.
And it might have been even more.
Another new report from John Karalis ofsays that Leonard also received $20 million in company stock. According to the , "none of the high-powered executives were consulted about the massive, $28 million endorsement deal Leonard signed" and it was presented "as-is."
Per Karalis's report:
That would have brought the total compensation for Leonard to $48 million, which was very close to the $50 million Ballmer invested in the company, which he reportedly invested at a higher price than other investors according to :
If the NBA was mad before, this is not going to help.
