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Steve Ballmer’s Clippers are being accused of using a fake sponsorship to get around the NBA salary cap.

Forget toilets, a report by Pablo Torre claims the ex-Microsoft CEO invested $50 million in a fraudulent tree-planting company, Aspiration, passing $28 million to Kawhi Leonard in a fake endorsement deal.

The Clippers called the accusations “provably false,” while Mark Cuban says he’s “team Ballmer,” and that the team was scammed.

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