https://t.co/CtpH7fbc9c NBA对洛杉矶快艇调查的最新进展 作者:Baxter Holmes Six months have passed since allegations first arose that the LA Clippers circumvented the NBA's salary cap to pay star Kawhi Leonard, prompting the league to investigate. At last week's board of governors meeting, NBA commissioner Adam Silver did not address, and was not asked about, the investigation. But last month at All-Star weekend -- hosted by the Clippers -- Silver said the investigation has been "enormously complex." Here's what we know -- and don't know -- about the allegations and where the investigation stands: 自从外界首次指控洛杉矶快艇为了支付球星Kawhi Leonard而规避NBA薪资上限以来，已经 过了六个月，联盟也因此展开调查。 在上周的董事会会议中，NBA总裁Adam Silver并未提及这项调查，也没有人就此向他提问 。不过在上个月由快艇主办的全明星周末期间，Silver曾表示这项调查「极其复杂」。 以下是目前我们已知——以及仍不清楚——的指控内容与调查进展： What are the details of the investigation, and what's the latest? 调查内容是什麽？最新进展如何？ The investigation, led by the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, began in September 2025 and centers on allegations that Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and the team orchestrated a $28 million endorsement deal between Leonard and Aspiration, a now-bankrupt green banking company in which Ballmer had invested, to circumvent the league's salary cap. The NBA investigation followed a series of reports by Pablo Torre, a podcaster and ESPN contributor, who cited internal documents that showed Ballmer invested $50 million in Aspiration through his personal LLC in September 2021. That month, the Clippers also signed a $300 million deal with Aspiration, making the company the "first founding partner" of the Intuit Dome. 这项由律师事务所Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz主导的调查始於2025年9月，重点在於 指控快艇老板Steve Ballmer与球队，是否透过安排Kawhi Leonard与已破产的绿色金融公 司Aspiration签下一份价值28M代言合约（Ballmer本人曾投资该公司），以规避联盟的薪 资上限。 NBA的调查是源於Podcast主持人、同时也是ESPN撰稿人的Pablo Torre一系列报导。报导引 用内部文件指出，Ballmer在2021年9月透过其个人LLC向Aspiration投资了50M。同一个月 ，快艇也与Aspiration签下了一份价值300M的合作协议，使该公司成为Intuit Dome的「首 席创始合作夥伴」。 Six months later, Aspiration signed its deal with Leonard. An unnamed employee who purportedly worked for the banking company told Torre that Leonard's sponsorship deal "was to circumvent the salary cap." While Ballmer said he introduced Leonard to Aspiration, he told ESPN's Ramona Shelburne in September 2025 he had no knowledge of the deal and denied he directed the company to strike one. 六个月後，Aspiration与Leonard签下了合作合约。一名据称曾在该银行公司任职的匿名员 工告诉Torre，Leonard的这份赞助合约「是用来规避薪资上限的」。 Ballmer则表示，他确实曾将Leonard介绍给Aspiration，但他在2025年9月接受ESPN记者 Ramona Shelburne采访时表示，自己对该合约并不知情，并否认曾指示该公司去促成这笔 交易。 Multiple sources with knowledge of the investigation said that interviews are ongoing. Those sources say that the team from Wachtell Lipton, led by attorney David Anders -- who has led other league investigations -- is interviewing Clippers officials and other key figures, including former Aspiration employees with knowledge of the company's sponsorship deal with Leonard. It's unclear if Leonard has yet been interviewed -- or if anyone close to him has, either. 多位知情人士表示，相关访谈仍在持续进行中。 这些消息指出，由律师David Anders领导的Wachtell Lipton团队（他曾主导过其他联盟调 查）正在访谈快艇队高层以及其他关键人物，包括了解Aspiration与Leonard赞助合约内情 的前公司员工。 目前尚不清楚Leonard是否已经接受访问，或是他身边的人是否曾被约谈。 "Wachtell's investigation is ongoing," said an NBA spokesperson. "There is more work to be done and no set timeline." It's not unusual for investigations to take many months. In 2021, the league asked Wachtell Lipton to conduct an investigation into the Phoenix Suns and then-owner Robert Sarver following a November 2021 ESPN story detailing allegations of racism and misogyny during Sarver's 17 years as owner. Anders also led that investigation, and Wachtell Lipton interviewed 320 people and reviewed more than 80,000 pages of emails, text messages and other documents. The findings from that investigation weren't announced until September 2022 -- 10 months after the investigation was first launched. Silver addressed the complexity of the Clippers investigation at All-Star Weekend: "You have a company in bankruptcy. You have thousands of documents, multiple witnesses that have been needed to be interviewed." He also said, "From everything I've been told, the Clippers have been fully cooperative." 「Wachtell的调查仍在进行中，」一名 NBA 发言人表示。「还有更多工作要完成，目前没 有既定的时间表。」 调查历时数月其实并不罕见。2021年，在ESPN於当年11月报导凤凰城太阳队及其当时老板 Robert Sarver在其17年任内涉及种族歧视与性别歧视的指控後，联盟也委托Wachtell Lipton进行调查。 该调查同样由Anders主导，Wachtell Lipton共访谈了320人，并审阅了超过8万页的电子邮 件、简讯与其他文件。 该案的调查结果直到2022年9月才公布——距离调查启动已过了10个月。 Silver在全明星周末谈到快艇调查的复杂性时表示：「你面对的是一家已经破产的公司， 还有成千上万份文件，以及多位需要访谈的证人。」 他也补充：「就我目前所了解的情况，快艇方面一直是完全配合调查的。」 What happens after Wachtell Lipton brings its findings back to the league office? 当Wachtell Lipton将调查结果提交回联盟办公室後，接下来会发生什麽？ As it relates to potential salary cap circumvention, and depending on the findings, Silver is not solely responsible for deciding whether the Clippers will be punished, per the terms of the NBA's collective bargaining agreement. Rather, Wachtell Lipton will present its findings to the league office, and Silver will decide whether to bring the firm's findings to a neutral arbitrator appointed by the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association. The arbitrator would then examine what Silver brought forth and decide the next step. The arbitrator could either grant Silver the authority to punish the Clippers or decide that there isn't enough evidence to merit any discipline and deny him the ability to levy penalties against the team. "The burden is on the league if we're going to discipline a team, an owner, a player or any constituent members of the league," Silver told reporters following the league's board of governors meetings in Midtown Manhattan in mid-September 2025. "I think as with any process that requires a fundamental sense of fairness, the burden should be on the party that is, in essence, bringing those charges." 就可能涉及规避薪资上限的情况而言，且取决於调查结果，依照NBA劳资协议的规定，是否 对快艇进行处罚并不完全由Adam Silver一人决定。 相反地，Wachtell Lipton会将调查结果提交给联盟办公室，之後Silver会决定是否将该报 告交由一名由NBA与球员工会(NBPA)共同指定的中立仲裁人审理。 该仲裁人将审视Silver提交的内容，并决定下一步行动。仲裁人可能会授权Silver对快艇 进行处罚，也可能认定证据不足，拒绝让联盟对球队采取任何惩戒措施。 「如果我们要对球队、老板、球员或任何联盟成员进行惩处，举证责任在联盟这一方，」 Silver在2025年9月中旬於纽约曼哈顿市中心举行的董事会会议後对记者表示。「我认为， 任何讲求基本公平的程序，都应该由提出指控的一方来承担举证责任。」 How have those involved in the investigation responded to the allegations? 相关涉入调查的人对这些指控作出了什麽回应？ The allegations and subsequent investigation have cast a cloud over the Clippers franchise, but the team's leadership hasn't wavered from its initial public denials. In September 2025, following Torre's report, Ballmer appeared on ESPN to deny he had knowledge of the endorsement contract the sides eventually signed, or that he directed the company to do so. Ballmer also said in his interview that he would welcome an investigation. 这些指控与後续的调查为快艇队蒙上了一层阴影，但球队高层并未动摇，仍然坚持最初的 公开否认立场。 在2025年9月Torre的报导曝光後，Ballmer曾上ESPN表示，他对双方最终签下的代言合约并 不知情，也未曾指示该公司去促成这笔交易。Ballmer也在访问中表示，他欢迎联盟进行调 查。 Later that same month, Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank made similar remarks at the Clippers' media day. "We are glad there's an investigation, and we welcome it," Frank said. "We appreciate that there'll be a clear-eyed look at these allegations, and we're eager for the truth to come out. The assumptions and conclusions that have been made are disappointing and upsetting, and we expect the investigation will show that these allegations are wrong." Leonard also addressed the matter during media day in September 2025. He dismissed the allegations, adding, "The NBA is going to do their job. None of us did [any] wrongdoing. That's it. We invite the investigations. It's not going to be a distraction for me or the rest of the team." "The Clippers continue to cooperate with the league's investigation and look forward to a resolution of this matter," the Clippers told ESPN in a statement this week. 同月稍晚，快艇篮球事务总裁Lawrence Frank在球队媒体日上也发表了类似的说法。 「我们很高兴有这项调查，也欢迎它的进行，」Frank表示。「我们期待这些指控能被客观 审视，也希望真相能够浮现。目前外界的假设与结论令人失望且不安，我们相信调查最终 会证明这些指控是错误的。」 Leonard也在2025年9月的媒体日对此事作出了回应。 他否认了这些指控，并补充说：「NBA会做好他们的工作。我们没有任何人做错事，就这样 。我们欢迎调查。这不会对我或整支球队造成干扰。」 「快艇将持续配合联盟的调查，并期待此事能尽快获得解决，」快艇本周在声明中向ESPN 表示。 In a September 2025 statement posted to X, Aspiration co-founder and former CEO Andrei Cherny also denied the allegations of salary cap circumvention, saying Leonard's contract had "three pages of extensive obligations," and that he signed the contract following "numerous internal conversations about the various things Aspiration was planning to do with Leonard." But in response to Cherny's statement, three former Aspiration executives who reported to him released a statement of their own, which was obtained by Torre. That statement was from Rojeh Avanesian, Aspiration's former chief financial officer; Mike Shuckerow, Aspiration's former chief operating officer; and Eric Anderson, Aspiration's former chief technology officer. The executives said they didn't agree with the company's decision to sign the Leonard deal. "The team expressed concerns at the time regarding the high cost of the arrangement and its lack of alignment with Aspiration's brand and business strategy," they said in the statement. "While subsequent marketing efforts were undertaken, they were ultimately discontinued and should not be interpreted as support for the deal itself." They continued, "In our judgement, the Leonard Deal was not in the company's best interest. It was strategically difficult to justify then, and it remains so today." Cherny declined to comment for this story. 在2025年9月於X(前 Twitter)发布的声明中，Aspiration联合创办人暨前CEO Andrei Cherny也否认了规避薪资上限的指控，并表示Leonard的合约包含「三页详细的履约义务」 ，且是在「公司内部多次讨论未来与Leonard合作计画」後才签署的。 不过，对於Cherny的说法，三位曾向他汇报的Aspiration前高层也发表了另一份声明，并 由Torre取得。 这份声明来自Aspiration前财务长Rojeh Avanesian、前营运长Mike Shuckerow，以及前技 术长Eric Anderson。 这三位高层表示，他们并不认同公司与Leonard签约的决定。 「团队当时对这项合作的高成本，以及其与Aspiration品牌与商业策略不一致的问题表达 过疑虑，」他们在声明中表示。「尽管之後确实进行了一些行销活动，但最终都被中止， 且不应被解读为对该交易的支持。」 他们进一步指出：「在我们的判断中，这笔与Leonard的合作并不符合公司的最佳利益。当 时在策略上就难以合理化，如今依然如此。」 Cherny对於本篇报导则拒绝发表评论。 Also as a result of Torre's reporting, Ballmer has been named in a lawsuit filed by 11 former Aspiration investors who say they were defrauded out of millions by co-founder Joseph Sanberg and others at the company. Ballmer was added to the lawsuit, initially filed in July 2025, in November 2025, with investors alleging he participated in the fraud by funneling money to Leonard. A hearing for the suit is scheduled for April 22 at Los Angeles County Superior Court in downtown Los Angeles. Ballmer's attorneys have asked the court to determine that the investors failed to allege facts sufficient enough to state a legal claim, and for the case to be dismissed. 另外，由於Torre的相关报导，Ballmer也被列入一宗诉讼中。该诉讼由11名前Aspiration 投资人提出，他们指控公司联合创办人Joseph Sanberg及其他人涉嫌诈欺，导致他们损失 数百万美元。Ballmer原本并未被列为被告，但在2025年11月被纳入(该案最初於2025年7月 提起)，投资人声称他透过向Leonard输送资金参与了诈欺行为。 此案的听证会预定於4月22日在洛杉矶市中心的洛杉矶郡高等法院举行。Ballmer的律师已 向法院申请，主张投资人未能提出足以构成法律主张的事实，并要求驳回此案。 ---------------------------以上都是旧闻 给大家复习用的------------------------ What do we know about how Leonard's contract with Aspiration came about? 关於Leonard与Aspiration之间的合约是如何产生的，我们目前知道些什麽？ Ballmer told ESPN last year that "[Aspiration] did request to be introduced to Kawhi, and under the rules, we can introduce our sponsors to our athletes. We just can't be involved. We made an introduction. That was in early November [2021]." Aspiration, which was founded in 2013 and drew backers including Robert Downey Jr., Orlando Bloom, and Leonardo DiCaprio, had announced in August 2021 that it intended to go public via a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC), a deal that would've valued the company at $2.3 billion and infused more than $400 million in cash. But by 2022, Shuckerow, Aspiration's former chief operating officer who says he is not a whistleblower to any government agency about Aspiration, told ESPN that spending had become a problem at the company. Ballmer去年向ESPN表示：「(Aspiration)确实曾要求介绍Kawhi给他们认识，而根据规定 ，我们可以把赞助商介绍给球员，但不能参与其中。我们只是做了介绍。那是在2021年11 月初。」 Aspiration成立於2013年，投资人包括Robert Downey Jr.、Orlando Bloom和Leonardo DiCaprio。该公司在2021年8月宣布，计画透过与一家特殊目的收购公司(SPAC)合并上市， 该交易原本将为公司带来超过4亿美元资金，并将其估值推升至23亿美元。 但到了2022年，Aspiration前营运长Mike Shuckerow(他表示自己并未向任何政府机构就 Aspiration进行吹哨)向ESPN指出，公司内部的支出已经成为一个问题。 (他也是前面写反Cherney决策声明的一员) He said Aspiration had made expensive investments in carbon projects in Brazil and elsewhere, hired in nonrevenue areas and accrued expenses tied to sponsorship deals, including brand deals with the Clippers, Athletes Unlimited and the Boston Red Sox. Shuckerow said that preserving some of the company's major investor relationships took on greater importance -- including with Ballmer, one of the 15 wealthiest people in the world -- which he said Sanberg conveyed to the members of the executive team. Shuckerow said the entities that Ballmer oversaw -- including the Clippers and the Intuit Dome -- had become critical to Sanberg and Cherny not only for Ballmer's continued investment but for the credibility that Aspiration needed in its pursuit of going public. "It was made clear to the corporate side of the house that the Ballmer ecosystem was a priority," Shuckerow said. 他表示，Aspiration曾在巴西等地投入高成本的碳项目投资，并在无法直接带来营收的 领域扩编人力，同时也累积了与多项赞助合作相关的支出，包括与快艇、Athletes Unlimited以及波士顿红袜的品牌合作。 Shuckerow指出，维持与部分大型投资人的关系变得更加重要——其中就包括全球最富有的 15人之一的 Ballmer——而他表示，Sanberg也向管理团队传达了这一点。 Shuckerow进一步表示，Ballmer所掌控的资源——包括快艇队与Intuit Dome——对 Sanberg和Cherny来说变得至关重要，不仅关系到Ballmer是否持续投资，也影响 Aspiration在推动上市过程中所需要的市场信誉。 「公司内部很明确地传达，Ballmer这个生态系统是优先事项，」Shuckerow 说。 (总之就是 为了拚上市炒股票 让Ballmer上车是他们当时的第一要务 比较接近之前Cuban 的论点) Another high-level former Aspiration executive told ESPN that Sanberg also told colleagues the Clippers were looking to raise Leonard's public profile, which could lead to more endorsements for him. That executive also said Sanberg said the deal could lead to more business between Aspiration and the Clippers. The executive said there was never any mention of the salary cap or attempts to circumvent it, and that they never heard Sanberg's sentiment from Clippers officials. A source close to the Clippers with knowledge of the investigation said, "As is clear from (Sanberg's) guilty plea, this desperate admitted felon would say anything while struggling to keep his company afloat." Sanberg's attorney didn't return a request seeking comment. 另一位曾任Aspiration高层的前主管向ESPN表示，Sanberg也曾告诉同事，快艇希望提升 Leonard的公开形象，这可能会为他带来更多代言机会。该主管还指出，Sanberg认为这笔 合作也可能为Aspiration与快艇之间带来更多商业往来。不过，他强调从未听过任何关於薪 资上限或规避规则的说法，也未曾从快艇相关人士那里听到类似观点。 一位接近快艇、且了解调查情况的消息人士则表示：「从(Sanberg)的认罪可以很清楚看出 ，这名走投无路、已承认犯罪的人，为了让公司撑下去，什麽话都说得出来。」 Sanberg的律师则未回应置评请求。 Shuckerow also said that some company executives expressed opposition at the initial size of Leonard's deal -- $28 million, plus $20 million in equity in cash. (In one text message exchange between Aspiration executives, reviewed by ESPN, one executive described calling a "Hail Mary" to contact Sanberg about the deal while noting that it "likely won't do anything.") Shuckerow said that, in response to the opposition, Sanberg told other executives that he'd give Leonard $20 million of his personal equity in the company. The deal was signed in April 2022. In their joint statement, the three former executives said the deal "was presented to the company as a completed arrangement and executed by Mr. Cherny despite significant objections from members of this senior management team." It did not reflect any strategy previously communicated to us, nor was it reviewed through Aspiration's Investment Committee process." In one email exchange from June 2022 that was obtained by ESPN, an Aspiration marketing official said there were "some pretty big flags" in the agreement. (The Wall Street Journal first reported about the emails in October.) "Specifically, we should be getting way more than one 8-hr. production day for the price that we are paying," the official wrote. "Second, Kawhi's lack of social media accounts will significantly hamper our ability to deliver meaningful media value on this campaign. As currently written, Aspiration will need to make a big investment in paid media for this content to get any visibility." In hindsight, the high-level Aspiration executive who spoke to ESPN said that the process "could've been handled better." Shuckerow也表示，一些公司高层对Leonard合约最初的规模提出反对——该合约金额为28M ，外加价值20M的公司股权。(在ESPN查阅的一段Aspiration高层之间的简讯中，一名主管 提到曾「孤注一掷」试图联系Sanberg讨论此交易，同时也表示这「可能不会有任何效果」 。) Shuckerow指出，面对这些反对声音，Sanberg告诉其他高层，他将从自己在公司的个人持 股中拿出价值20M的股权给Leonard。该合约最终於2022年4月签署。三位前高层在联合声明 中表示，这笔交易「是在几乎已成定案的情况下被呈交给公司，并由Cherny先生在高层团 队多位成员强烈反对的情况下执行。」 「这并不符合先前向我们传达的任何策略，也没有经过Aspiration投资委员会的审核流程 。」 在ESPN取得的一封2022年6月电子邮件中，一名Aspiration行销人员表示该合约存在「一些 相当严重的警讯」(《华尔街日报》於 10 月首次报导这些邮件内容)。 「具体来说，以我们支付的价格来看，我们应该获得远多於一次8小时的制作拍摄日，」该 人员写道。「其次，Kawhi缺乏社群媒体帐号，将严重限制我们在这次行销活动中产出实质 媒体价值的能力。照目前的合约内容，Aspiration将需要投入大量付费媒体预算，才能让 这些内容获得曝光。」 事後来看，这位接受ESPN访问的Aspiration高层也表示，整个流程「本来可以处理得更好 。」 What does Leonard's contract with Aspiration actually say? Leonard 与 Aspiration 的合约实际上写了些什麽？ ESPN obtained a 19-page contract between Leonard and Aspiration, signed in April 2022, which details several pages of obligations for Leonard. Among them were commitments including autograph signings, community service events, promotional and public appearances and an annual eight-hour day of filming. Aspiration had the right to terminate the contract if Leonard no longer played for the Clippers. The contract also includes a so-called "beliefs" clause, which stipulates that Leonard "may decline to proceed with any action desired by the Company under Section 3.2 if Leonard believes that such proposed actions are not consistent with his beliefs." The beliefs clause became a focus of both Torre's reporting and other commentary about the Clippers-Aspiration allegations. It's unclear if Leonard or the Clippers had any other contracts or agreements with Aspiration. ESPN取得了一份Leonard与Aspiration之间的19页合约，签署於2022年4月，内容详细列出 Leonard的多项履约义务。其中包括签名活动、社区服务、宣传与公开露面，以及每年一次 为期8小时的拍摄工作。 合约也规定，如果Leonard不再效力於快艇，Aspiration有权终止该合约。此外，合约中还 包含一项所谓的「信念条款」，规定若Leonard认为公司根据第3.2条所要求的行动与他的 信念不符，他可以拒绝执行相关要求。 这项「信念条款」也成为Torre的报导以及外界评论快艇与Aspiration相关指控时的关注焦 点。 目前尚不清楚Leonard或快艇是否与Aspiration之间还存在其他合约或协议。 What do league insiders think of Leonard's contract? 联盟内部人士如何看待Leonard的这份合约？ ESPN showed five player agents who don't represent Leonard language in Leonard's endorsement contract pertaining to obligations and termination clauses. ESPN also showed the same language to an NBPA source who is familiar with such contracts. Said one agent, "This is standard. Nothing unusual here." Said another, "There's nothing in there that jumps out to me. Everything is pretty standard." A third agent made similar comments. Two additional agents singled out the "beliefs" clause, with one saying, "I've never seen a player have the right to decline to do something due to 'beliefs.' A good lawyer would have at least said bonafide 'religious' beliefs." Another, the fifth agent, made a similar remark, adding that it could represent an "amazing negotiation and/or an inexperienced lawyer on behalf of Aspiration." ESPN 将 Leonard 代言合约中关於履约义务与终止条款的内容，提供给五位未代理 Leonard 的球员经纪人，以及一位熟悉此类合约的球员工会（NBPA）消息人士审视。 其中一位经纪人表示：「这很标准，没有什麽不寻常的地方。」 另一位则说：「里面没有任何让我特别注意的内容，一切都相当常见。」 第三位经纪人也表达了类似看法。 另外两位经纪人则特别提到「信念条款」，其中一人表示：「我从没看过球员可以因为『 信念』而拒绝履行合约内容。通常一个好的律师至少会写成『正当的宗教信仰』。」 第五位经纪人也有类似评论，并补充说，这可能代表「一场非常厉害的谈判结果，或者 是Aspiration方面律师经验不足。」 The NBPA source told ESPN that "there is nothing in that contract that is inconsistent with the regular course of business. The only thing that stands out is that language that says 'consistent with his beliefs, which is too broad and too vague. And that is really just a question of good negotiation. If a lawyer said, 'Look, we want to have this language as broad as possible because we can't sit here today and envision all the promotional activities you may be asking Kawhi to do,' and if the lawyer for Aspiration is stupid enough to say, OK, we'll allow that,' then that's just good negotiation by Kawhi's team. But there's nothing on the face of that contract that suggests that this was all orchestrated." The NBPA source then said that while the language in the "beliefs" provision is certainly favorable to Leonard, the source also pointed out that Aspiration wasn't a well-managed company and that it ultimately went bankrupt. 该名球员工会(NBPA)消息人士告诉ESPN：「这份合约中没有任何内容与一般商业惯例不符 。唯一比较特别的是那段写着『符合其信念』的条款，这个用语过於宽泛且模糊。而 这其实只是谈判技巧的问题。如果律师说：『我们希望这段条文尽可能写得宽松，因为我 们现在无法预见未来你们可能会要求Kawhi参与哪些宣传活动』，而Aspiration的律师如果 够笨答应了，那也只是Kawhi团队谈判得很好。但从这份合约本身来看，并没有任何迹象显 示这是一场被刻意安排的操作。」 该消息人士接着表示，虽然「信念条款」的确对Leonard相当有利，但也指出Aspiration本 身并不是一家经营良好的公司，最终甚至走向破产。 The five agents separately echoed the NBPA source's point that while aspects of the contract may be favorable to Leonard, there appears to be nothing in the deal itself that suggests that Leonard's deal was orchestrated in such a way as to circumvent the NBA's salary cap. In his September 2025 post on X, Cherny defended the "beliefs" clause. "The 'beliefs' provision is not unusual in celebrity endorsements and merely means we can't do something like make a vegetarian eat meat as a way of forcing them to break the contract," he wrote in his September post. "It doesn't mean you can have a 'belief' of not talking to a camera." 这五位经纪人也分别呼应该NBPA消息人士的观点：尽管合约中的某些条款对Leonard较为有 利，但从这份合约本身来看，并没有任何迹象显示这笔交易是为了规避NBA薪资上限而刻意 安排的。 在2025年9月於X发表的贴文中，Cherny也为「信念条款」辩护。他写道：「『信念』条款 在名人代言合约中并不罕见，它只是表示我们不能用例如逼一个素食者吃肉这种方式，来 迫使对方违反合约。这并不代表你可以用『信念』为理由拒绝面对镜头。」 Did Leonard fulfill any of those obligations? Leonard是否履行了其中任何合约义务？ In the summer of 2022, Variety reported that Aspiration partnered with Creative Artists Agency to "provide sustainability services, carbon reduction services and customer-centric climate impact solutions to corporate, sports and entertainment industry brands." The agency helped develop a list of potential ideas for Leonard to be involved with Aspiration, which they sent to the company that summer, after Leonard had signed the deal, according to an email obtained by ESPN. "To launch Aspiration's new partnership with Kawhi Leonard, the team has developed initial concepts for how the two can partner for maximum impact of his service days and to amplify the partnership in a unique way that drives the topics Aspiration cares about," the email stated. 在2022年夏天，Variety报导指出，Aspiration与 Creative Artists Agency(CAA)合作， 为企业、体育与娱乐产业品牌提供永续发展服务、碳减排方案以及以客户为中心的气候影 响解决方案。 根据ESPN取得的一封电子邮件，该经纪公司在Leonard签约後的当年夏天，协助制定了一份 他可能参与的合作构想清单，并提供给Aspiration。 邮件中写道：「为了启动Aspiration与Kawhi Leonard的新合作关系，团队已经提出初步构 想，说明双方如何透过他的公益活动日创造最大影响力，并以独特方式放大这次合作，推 动Aspiration所关注的议题。」 One involved partnering with the musician Drake, another Aspiration partner; another focused on tracing Leonard's carbon footprint; another imagined Leonard working with local schools for efforts involving environmental sustainability. The high-level Aspiration executive told ESPN that company marketing officials discussed various obligations with Leonard's camp in the fall of 2022, including community activities and media/filming. 其中一个构想是与同为Aspiration合作夥伴的音乐人Drake合作；另一个则聚焦於追踪 Leonard的碳足迹；还有一个设想是让Leonard与当地学校合作，推动环境永续相关的活动 。 该名Aspiration高层向ESPN表示，公司行销团队在2022年秋天曾与Leonard的团队讨论各项 履约内容，包括社区活动以及媒体／拍摄相关安排。 Shuckerow said he alerted the marketing staff in 2022 that the company had unused assets in the Leonard deal and suggested they at least target the "low-hanging fruit" such as autographed memorabilia. Shuckerow said he wasn't sure if marketing staff or any Aspiration officials contacted the Clippers or Leonard about such efforts. A source with knowledge of Leonard's schedule said that Leonard's camp was in talks with Aspiration about executing some obligations, including community appearances, adding that nothing was set in stone because the two sides were working around both Leonard's schedule -- especially as he continued to rehab his surgically repaired right knee -- and the Clippers' schedule. Shuckerow表示，他在2022年曾提醒公司行销团队，Leonard合约中有部分资源尚未被利用 ，并建议至少先着手处理一些「容易达成的项目」，例如签名纪念品等。他也表示，不确 定行销团队或任何Aspiration人员是否曾就这些安排联系过快艇或Leonard。 一位了解 Leonard行程的消息人士则指出，Leonard团队确实曾与Aspiration讨论执行部分 合约义务，包括社区活动露面，但并未敲定具体安排，因为双方需要配合Leonard的行程— —特别是在他持续复健手术後的右膝期间——以及快艇的赛程。 At the same time, change was also occurring within the company. In October 2022, Aspiration parted ways with Cherny, and Olivia Albrecht became its new CEO. Leonard returned from injury in December 2022. That same month, Aspiration laid off roughly 100 employees. Also in December 2022, according to Torre's reporting, Clippers limited partner Dennis J. Wong invested $1.99 million in Aspiration, nine days before the company made an overdue $1.75 million payment to Leonard. Ultimately, Leonard didn't appear in any of the discussed marketing activations for the company. "I have no reason to believe that Kawhi wouldn't have done something if we asked," Shuckerow said. "I don't know if we ever got to the stage where something got far enough in the strategy stage where we actually asked him for a concrete ask." In March 2023, Ballmer invested an additional $10 million in Aspiration in a funding round that included previous company investors, The Athletic reported last year, in what one source with knowledge of Ballmer's intentions called a show of good faith in both Albrecht and the company's new direction. 同一时间，公司内部也发生变动。2022年10月，Aspiration与Cherny分道扬镳，由Olivia Albrecht接任新任CEO。 Leonard在2022年12月从伤势中复出。同一个月，Aspiration裁员约100人。 另外根据Torre的报导，在2022年12月，快艇小股东Dennis J. Wong向Aspiration投资了 1.99M，而就在九天後，公司向Leonard支付了一笔延迟的1.75M款项。 最终，Leonard并未出现在任何先前讨论过的公司行销活动中。 「我没有理由认为Kawhi如果被要求，会拒绝参与任何活动，」Shuckerow表示。「但我不确 定事情是否曾发展到策略阶段的某个程度，让我们真的向他提出具体要求。」 (就是 Kawhi没有做任何事情 但同时Aspiration也实际因为各种状况没叫他做任何事情。) 此外，《The Athletic》去年报导指出，Ballmer在2023年3月的一轮融资中再度向 Aspiration投资10M。据一位了解Ballmer想法的消息人士表示，这笔投资被视为他对 Albrecht以及公司新方向的一种善意支持。 Were there any public links between Leonard and Aspiration? Leonard与Aspiration之间是否曾有任何公开的关联？ The high-level Aspiration executive who spoke to ESPN said the company discussed an Aspiration-themed Leonard bobblehead that the Clippers would release during the 2022-23 season. A source with knowledge of the deal said the item was part of the Clippers' deal with Aspiration, and not Leonard's. While the bobblehead was in production in late 2022, Aspiration officials contacted the Clippers and requested that the company's name be taken off the bobblehead because it was a plastic item, which ran counter to Aspiration's climate-focused mission, the source said. The Aspiration name was subsequently removed from the bobbleheads' packaging and all promotional material, but because the bobbleheads had already been produced, the Aspiration name couldn't be removed from the bobbleheads themselves, the source said. The bobblehead was released, as planned, to the first 10,000 fans at the Clippers-Thunder game in late March 2023, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. "Bobblehead production follows a consistent timeline each season, which begins in late summer. The bobbleheads are commonly tied to sponsorship agreements, and in the 2022-23 season, included partners such as Cedars-Sinai, Kia and AT&T," the Clippers told ESPN. "The Kawhi bobblehead was handled in the same way, part of a sponsorship activation that included Aspiration, similar to others players' bobbleheads that year." 一位接受ESPN访问的Aspiration高层表示，公司曾讨论推出一款以Aspiration为主题、由 快艇在2022-23赛季发放的Leonard摇头娃娃。 一位了解该合作的消息人士指出，这项公仔活动其实是快艇与Aspiration的合作内容，而 非Leonard个人的合约。 该消息人士表示，当公仔在2022年底进入制作阶段时，Aspiration曾联系快艇，要求将公司 名称从公仔上移除，因为这是一个塑胶制品，与Aspiration主打的环保理念相违背。 之後，Aspiration的名称被移除於公仔的包装与所有宣传素材上，但由於公仔本体已经制 作完成，因此无法从实体公仔上移除公司名称。 这款公仔最终仍按计画，在2023年3月下旬於洛杉矶Crypto.com Arena举行的快艇对雷霆比 赛中，发送给前10,000名进场球迷。 快艇向ESPN表示：「摇头娃娃的制作每个赛季都有固定时程，通常从夏末开始。这些公仔 通常会与赞助合作结合，在2022-23赛季也包括Cedars-Sinai、Kia和AT&T等合作夥伴。 Kawhi的公仔也是以相同方式处理，是包含Aspiration在内的赞助活动之一，与当年其他球 员的公仔安排类似。」 (注:Aspiration的名字从摇头娃娃之夜中被去掉有被Torre作为指控Leonard不帮 Aspiration做事的证据之一) What happened with Aspiration? Aspiration发生了什麽事？ A source with knowledge of the matter told ESPN that the Clippers terminated their agreement with Aspiration in May 2023 because the company breached its contract with the team by defaulting on payments. The Clippers continued posting a series of happy birthday messages to their players and staff on social media that referenced the company in 2023. The posts were part of a social media schedule for that season, according to the source with knowledge of the matter. The final such post on X came on June 29, 2023, when the Clippers posted a happy birthday for Leonard and referenced Aspiration in the caption. Later that summer, in August 2023, the company that was going to take Aspiration public announced that it terminated the deal. In January 2024, Bloomberg News reported that Aspiration was the subject of a Department of Justice and Commodity Futures Trading Commission investigation into whether the company misled customers. Aspiration filed for bankruptcy in March 2025, with a reported debt of $170 million. In bankruptcy filings, the company said it owed the Clippers $30 million, the most of its creditors, and that it owed $7 million to a limited liability company owned by Leonard. At media day, Leonard was asked if he was still owed that figure. "I got to look back at the books," he said, "but nah, it was more than that." In August 2025, Sanberg formally pled guilty to two counts of wire fraud. Federal prosecutors said he defrauded investors and lenders of more than $248 million. He is scheduled to be sentenced on April 27 in federal court in Los Angeles. 一位知情人士告诉ESPN，快艇在2023年5月终止了与Aspiration的合作，原因是该公司违反 合约、未能按时付款。 尽管如此，快艇在2023年仍持续於社群媒体发布生日祝福贴文，并在内容中提及该公司。 该消息人士表示，这些贴文是当季既定的社群排程之一。最後一次在X(前Twitter)提到 Aspiration的贴文，是在2023年6月29日，当时快艇为Leonard发布生日祝福。 同年夏天，2023年8月，原本计画让Aspiration上市的公司宣布终止该交易。到了2024年1 月，彭博社报导，美国司法部与商品期货交易委员会(CFTC)正在调查Aspiration是否误导 消费者。 Aspiration於2025年3月申请破产，据报负债达170M。在破产文件中，公司表示欠快艇 30M(最大债权人)，并欠Leonard名下的一家有限责任公司7M。 在媒体日上，当Leonard被问及是否仍被拖欠这笔款项时，他表示：「我得回去查一下帐目 ，但不只这个数字。」 2025年8月，Sanberg正式对两项电信诈欺罪名认罪。联邦检察官表示，他诈骗投资人与贷 款机构超过248M。 他预计将於4月27日在洛杉矶联邦法院接受判决。 --

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