Why Ballmer's funding mattered to Aspiration's survival

Media Day will force Kawhi Leonard to respond to scandal, but not before Pablo returns with new scoops and urgent questions: Just how easy was the "no-show" payday? Did Uncle Dennis really act alone? And why did the richest owner in sports keep funding a fraudster, even as the feds closed in? Mr. Amin Elhassan joins as an increasingly sweaty one-man cast of experts.

• Part IV: Steve Ballmer, the Other Cuban and the $118 Million Infusion

• Part III: The Mystery Investor, the No-Show Payday and the "Smoking Gun"

• Part II: Team Ballmer vs. Team Sh*tting Bricks — an Argument with Mark Cuban

• Part I: The Richest Owner in Sports, the Silent Superstar and the Rotten Apple Tree

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