TA s famous reporter: When the Clippers recruited Jordan Jr. in 2015, they were fined for providing an off-court endorsement agreement
TA reporter Pablo Torre broke the news on a podcast show that Clippers star Leonard is suspected of signing a Yin-Yang contract with Clippers boss Ballmer.
TA famous reporters Joe Vardon and Sam Amick also jointly wrote an article to report on the matter, which mentioned that Ballmer had previously had similar violations.
It is reported that in August 2015, the Clippers were fined $250,000 for recruiting free agent Jordan Jr. for violating regulations. It is understood that the league found that when the Clippers made a quote for Jordan Jr., it also provided a third-party endorsement agreement with Lexus, which would provide Jordan Jr. with an endorsement fee of $200,000 per year.
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