The NBA world was shocked (sort of) by allegations that Kawhi Leonard may have accepted an under-the-table payment as a way to circumvent the salary cap.
The news was broken by Pablo Torre, who alleges Kawhi took $28 million for a no-show job with a bogus tree-planting company, which sounds like something straight out of The Sopranos.
Exclusive: Kawhi Leonard signed a $28M endorsement deal for a "no-show job" with a fraudulent tree-planting company funded by $50M from Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, according to documents obtained by @PabloTorre.
"It was to circumvent the salary cap," an inside source says.