Marc Lasra talks about Steve Ballmer Kavhi Leonard payment

Former Milvaukee Bucks Co-owner Marc Lasri said he does not believe that La Clippers Steve Ballmer tried to circumvent the NBA salary to cover the Superstar Kavhi Leonard in 2021. Years

“I would never believe that,” said Lasra CNBC in an exclusive interview. “I always found him to follow the rules and do what is right.”

Journalist and Podcast Host Pablo Torre Reported earlier this month That Leonard signed a $ 28 million sponsorship with a company called aspiration. The deal required the NBA forward not to do almost anything with the funnel for collecting money.

Ballmer has invested $ 50 million of aspiration. Torre reported that his sources from the aspiration told him that the purpose of the agreement was the nerds bypassing the salary of the league by paying Leonard more money from books. The NBA has begun an investigation based on his reporting.

Lakra said that there was always pressure to win the NBA, but “there is no pressure that the rules are skyrick.”

“Everyone knows the rules in the NBA. Follow him and because you know that if you don’t, you’ll just get in a lot of trouble,” he said.

Ballmer and clipters denied allegations of the folding cap for salaries. Aspiration for bankruptcy has applied earlier this year and his co-founder were accused of fraud.

“I think that’s probably a lot of smoke, but I think there’s a lot there,” Lakri said.

Lasri agreed to sell his stake in Bucks in 2023. To Cleveland Browns The owners of Jimmy and Dee Hasao on Evaluation of $ 3.5 billion.