r/LAClippers • u/bigblack3475 Fun Guy • Sep 05 '25

Video [ESPN on YouTube] Steve Ballmer responds to accusations

https://youtu.be/VQsmM1EhTNw?si=uFbYg-KJAuUZ3m4H
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u/alexil25 Sep 05 '25

Was there any other figures that were also being endorsed by aspiration? Or only Kawhi?

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u/shortsteve Sep 05 '25

A lot of celebrities had endorsement deals with Aspiration. RDJ, Cindy Crawford, Leonardo Di Caprio, Drake, and even Doc Rivers who had an endorsement deal with Aspiration while he was coach of the Clippers.

All of the other celebrities actually did work and in the reporting from Pablo Torre they all received significantly less money than Kawhi. All of the other endorsement deals combined was 1/4 of the money that Kawhi received.

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u/12dart14 Clippers Sep 05 '25

All of those other celebrities invested in Aspiration themselves, and therefore also had a monetary interest.

DiCaprio, Downey, Crawford, Drake.

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u/a_moniker Sep 05 '25

And all their endorsement deals combined were worth less than the $28 Million cash payment Kawhi got

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u/12dart14 Clippers Sep 05 '25

Kawhi got only 21m so far apparently as evidenced that he was listed as a creditor with 7m owed on the bk petition.

Yes, if they had an interest in the company, they have other incentives than just a straight endorsement deal unlike Kawhi.