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The figures the sources actually state. Deals and endorsements come from the report. Fines and penalties come from the NBA's announcement. Each is badged so you always know which. The figures are exact, but the descriptions are our plain-language reading, so check the full report for detail.
Endorsement income the report ties to companies doing business with the Clippers.
$7M cash + $5M equity per year for 4 years
The final Leonard and Aspiration endorsement deal. Experts told investigators the pay was 'extraordinarily high' given Leonard's limited duties and endorsement profile.
The four-year, $28 million figure the podcast first revealed. The investigation later found the deal was actually worth $48 million ($7M cash and $5M equity per year).
Total owed to Leonard under the three endorsement deals combined, paid by the companies and all settled by August 2021. The report separately alleges the Clippers may have funded these deals through the companies.
The approximate annual off-court income Robertson demanded the Clippers help Leonard obtain.
The exact terms a senior Clippers executive told Daktronics to pay Leonard, $3 million per year for two years. Later raised by $2 million for year two.
The large deals between Aspiration, the Clippers and owner Steve Ballmer.
23-year agreement
A 23-year sponsorship for a patch on the Clippers' jersey and the title of founding arena partner at the Intuit Dome.
23-year agreement
A 23-year agreement for Aspiration to provide sustainability services to the Intuit Dome.
A $50 million personal investment Ballmer made in Aspiration, part of the September 2021 package of deals.
The $7 million yearly 'business back' planned in the Forum Agreement. It matched the cash part of Leonard's Aspiration endorsement, which Sanberg confirmed was tied to Aspiration's payments to Leonard.
Consulting fees flowing between the three companies and the team.
Two of the three companies got almost the entire consulting fee up front, $10 million each, paid before they signed endorsement deals with Leonard.
Includes the 2015 precedent (report) and the 2026 penalties (NBA announcement).
The fine the NBA imposed on the Clippers as part of the penalties announced September 2, 2026.
Kawhi Leonard was required to pay the league $700,000 as part of the NBA's penalties.
The fine the NBA imposed on the Clippers in 2015 for the DeAndre Jordan circumvention matter.