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Sound familiar? Kawhi Leonard tied to a secret sponsorship deal with Intuit Dome scoreboard maker
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Scoreboard manufacturer Daktronics, which built the $100-million video board at the Clippers’ Intuit Dome, hired Leonard to a multimillion-dollar endorsement deal, according to Torre.
The details are similar to the $28-million endorsement deal Leonard had with Aspiration, a now-defunct environmental banking company that had a 23-year, $300-million sponsorship deal with the Clippers.
Steve Ballmer, the team’s owner, invested $60 million in Aspiration, triggering allegations that the payment to Leonard circumvented the NBA salary cap.
AdvertisementThat deal is at the center off an ongoing, almost year-long NBA investigation.
Asked whether Leonard had an endorsement deal, Daktronics pointed Torre to a crisis management firm whose spokesman told Hunterbrook Media, “My understanding is Daktronics doesn’t have a deal with Kawhi right now.”