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Michael Kadlick

Report: Clippers, Kawhi Leonard Used Fraudulent Tree Company to Circumvent Salary Cap

Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers might have some explaining to do.

According to evidence obtained by Pablo Torre, which he presented in the latest episode of his Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast, Leonard signed a $28 million endorsement deal with a now-bankrupt tree-planting company based in Los Angeles in April of 2022. The company, under the name "Aspiration, Inc." filed for bankruptcy in March of 2025 after its co-founder, Joe Sanberg, was arrested on fraud charges.

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