The NBA is accused of los Angeles Clipper and her star player Kawhi Leonard had cheated in the basketball league at the salary limit. Since Wednesday, US media has reported that the team of owner Steve Ballmer had paid the professional over a sponsor and thus bypassed the rules for salary costs in the NBA. The Clippers, for which Leonard has been active since the 2019/2020 season and where he has earned around $ 244 million since then, deny any fraud. In a statement, they said that the league investigations were welcomed and supported.
“We have knowledge of the media reports from the morning in relation to the Los Angeles Clippers and start an investigation,” said NBA spokesman Mike Bass.
Specifically, it is about the accusation that Ballmer has invested in a start-up so that this company transfers seven million US dollars to Leonard for four years. The company went bankrupt, a former employee first spoke the allegations in a podcast. Ballmer is the wealthiest among the team owners of the NBA and, according to Forbes, has a fortune of $ 153 billion.
NBA wants to ensure equal opportunities with a salary limit
In the NBA, teams are only allowed to invest a certain total of their professionals. The upper limit depends on the income of the league and changes accordingly. Increases are due for exceeding. With this mechanism, the NBA would like to ensure more equal opportunities for the teams and a more balanced league.
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