"This Is Mind-Blowing": Steve Ballmer’s Aspiration I.O.U., Uncovered | PTFO
As Adam Silver calls for the NBA’s Kawhi Leonard probe to wrap up and Aspiration co-founder Joe Sanberg gets 14 years behind bars, Pablo Torre investigates how Clippers owner Steve Ballmer covered his tracks on a side deal of his own — and with the SEC on the case. Former DOJ prosecutor Lou Manzo returns to make sense of the relationship between a billionaire and a fraudster, while David Samson is finally convinced that the richest owner in sports has lost credibility.
(Additional reporting by Anita Bennett)
• Take the PTFO audience survey: https://forms.gle/i2K6FecAbvBqDxRK9
• Subscribe to Pablo’s newsletter: https://www.pablo.show/
• Watch "Nothing Personal with David Samson": https://www.youtube.com/@NPDS
• Binge-watch Pablo’s Kawhi Leonard investigation: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp43H6Vt_yDoUarxNb_fVK9_6bSiA2aHo
(Pablo Torre Finds Out is independently produced by Meadowlark Media and distributed by The Athletic. The views, research and reporting expressed in this episode are solely those of Pablo Torre Finds Out and do not reflect the work or editorial input of The Athletic or its journalists.)
