Did Steve Balmer pay Kawhi Leonard under the table?

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    Now we know why he's out most of the season. He was planting trees lol
     
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    Hearing as a punishment, the SGA/PG13 trade will be nullified. This is crazy!
     
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    There’s no way that happens.
     
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    BlazerWookee UNTILT THE DAMN PINWHEEL!

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    Planter Fascist-itis?
     
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    ballmer did a great job executing a 'best playbook/consultant team money can buy.'

    he opens by explaining the rules, as if he's big on rules.

    ok.

    he needed to communicate that he doesn't know much about the details (classic move), that he's not super connected to them.

    ok.

    he needed to share some parts that are similar to what pablo talked about so it seems like it was something misunderstood.

    ok.

    that the story isn't him or his team, it's a scummy company that won't be in front of the media anytime soon. that he was among others defrauded. not really, steve. the story here is you and the clippers.

    sorry.

    in other words, guy who has circumvented the cap before claims he didn't circumvent the cap this time either.

    uh huh, okay, steve.

    he doesn't give an eff about what we think--he clearly knows he's not going to get penalized. he's worried other owners are going to get annoyed by him and that he broke the spirit of the nba cba, even if it wasn't improper by letter and law.
     
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    SGA has been in LA all week……. It happening.
     
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    Into a company that coincidentally owed Kawhi Leonard up to $48 million, $28 million of which was paid to Leonard for doing absolutely nothing. ($20 million was in stock that he didn't recieve.)
     
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    William regal is goated. I loved him as a heel. He was so good!
     
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    The owner of the company is in jail already right? I wonder he might end up ratting on Balmer?
     
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    Circus Circus?
     
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    I’ll bet the Thunder are thrilled to hear this. They might be able to sign Russ as well.
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    You are easily the best poster on this forum. Well, thought out, intelligent, non biased takes. Keep it up FAMS!
     
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    HA! I was actually working a fight at this casino about 2 weeks after this happened and it’s all people were talking about. Sad!
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    Steve Balmer interview in a nutshell.

     
    blazerfan11, Sep 6, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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    Awww, thanks. That means a lot coming from yo.....hey!!
     
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    King Booker says hi
     
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