Famous reporter: If the alliance wants to determine that the Clippers have evaded the salary cap, it is necessary to find key evidence

On Wednesday, a heavy report shook the NBA, accusing Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer of paying Leonard "outside the salary cap" through a now-bank company. On his podcast, reporter Pablo Torre disclosed details from informants, saying that Leonard allegedly received $28 million from the "purse bag company" but failed to perform any substantial work.

According to ESPN reporter Shams, due to these allegations, the NBA has officially launched an investigation into the matter. If the Clippers are proven to have violated the rules, they will face severe penalties from the league, which may include losing a future first-round pick and being subject to other lineup operations restrictions. However, it is still unclear what kind of evidence the NBA needs to obtain to punish the Clippers. But Shams revealed the key empirical standards that the league must find to determine that Ballmer, Leonard and the Clippers have "avoided the salary cap".

Shams said in the program: "The core of the investigation is essentially to confirm whether there is conclusive evidence that the Clippers or Steve Ballmer paid improper payments to Kawhi Leonard through "blind operations". There must be solid evidence to prove this. Judging from the indirect evidence, some relevant clues can be found. But the league should not rely solely on indirect evidence, but must have a direct evidence that proves that "the Clippers and Steve Ballmer have improper payments or illegal funds transfers." Contains evidence. As the investigation unfolds, we will see what the NBA will find in the end and what solid evidence they can produce. "

It is not easy to find "conclusive evidence" that Ballmer paid Leonard "under the table" - you should know that the Clippers boss is by no means a fledgling newbie. If he does have such a violation of evading the salary cap, with the billions of wealth he owns, he is fully capable of hiring the top team of lawyers to ensure that he has "clean hands" and no handle left.