Clippers have a big trouble! It is revealed that they have signed a yin-yang contract with Leonard, and the alliance will face heavy fines when launching an investigation

The Clippers' operations this summer are still good, but just when they were looking forward, they heard a big news, which might even be a big trouble. According to TA reporter Pablo Torre on a podcast program, there is a yin-yang contract between Clippers star Leonard and boss Ballmer to evade the salary cap.

It is reported that when Leonard chose to join the Clippers in the summer of 2019, he was investigated by the NBA. However, after the investigation, no evidence of Ballmer attracting Leonard to join through additional benefits. But recently, new situations have emerged. Leonard signed a $28 million endorsement contract with Aspiration, but this job is actually a nominal position. It is understood that the company received $50 million in funding provided by Ballmer. After the news came out, many US media and famous reporters forwarded the report and expressed their concern about the matter. The Clippers then issued a statement on behalf of the team and Ballmer: "Mr. Ballmer and the Clippers have never evaded the salary cap or engaged in any misconduct through Aspiration, and any objection can be proven to be false."

With this series of reports, the league quickly participated and launched an investigation into the endorsement contract signed by Leonard. Next, we have to wait for the league's inspection results. The Clippers are in a very unsafe situation now. Once this Yin-Yang contract is really true, they will face heavy punishment from the league. The league still has a very strict punishment for this, and the biggest impact is the incident between the Timberwolves and Joe Smith.

Joe Smith was the No. 1 pick in 1995 and was selected by the Warriors. In his second season, he averaged 18.7 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. The Warriors gave him more than $80 million in contract renewal, but unfortunately he was rejected and traded to the 76ers in the 97-98 season. The league was suspended for a while. After the recovery, Joe Smith joined the Timberwolves with a one-year contract of 1.75 million, and then signed two one-year contracts in a row, thus obtaining Bird rights. He originally wanted to sign a six-year contract of 86 million US dollars, but unfortunately he was investigated. In the end, the Timberwolves were fined $3.5 million, and the first round pick from 2001-05 was confiscated, and the boss and general manager were also suspended. After that, Joe Smith's life was not easy, and his entire career salary was only $61 million, which was not as high as the contract extension provided by the Warriors at the beginning.