{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68b1d0ea993d10acb9c3fe4f/6a6a613317d77bf72a2771ef?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"RIFC, the Impossible Deal and Life After Aspiration: Kawhi-Gate, Part XII","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68b1d0ea993d10acb9c3fe4f/1785365704730-2467c75f-50ae-4ddf-aa40-7432fe011e8f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Just when you thought the Kawhi Leonard scandal was almost over, Pablo peels off another branch of the saga, with stacks of new documents and a group of reporters in tow. Amin Elhassan and David Samson reunite to trust the process of local journalism, meet another benevolent entrepreneur... and follow the public money, straight to the top — and back to The House That Ballmer Built.</p><p><br></p><p>• <a href=\"https://fundraise.gbmresearch.org/campaign/812889/donate\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Support The Kyra Fund</a></p><p>• <a href=\"https://www.wpri.com/?p=3105506\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Read much more about RIFC at WPRI</a></p><p><br></p><p>Previously on PTFO:</p><p><br></p><p>• Part I: <a href=\"https://pod.link/1685093486/episode/NjhiN2IxMTNkNmUyY2RhYTI2MmQzNWI1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Silent Superstar and the Rotten Apple Tree</a></p><p>• Part II: <a href=\"https://pod.link/1685093486/episode/NjhiYTg1ZTkyZDkxM2JkMzMwODFhODBi\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">An Argument with Mark Cuban</a></p><p>• Part III: <a href=\"https://pod.link/1685093486/episode/NjhjMjVlMzJhY2EzNTIxYzc2MzhiZjNi\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Mystery Investor, the No-Show Payday and the \"Smoking Gun\"</a></p><p>• Part IV: <a href=\"https://pod.link/1685093486/episode/NjhjYjcxNzVkYzYyZjBlMWQ2NjdjMzYy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Steve Ballmer, the Other Cuban and the $118 Million Infusion</a></p><p>• Part V: <a href=\"https://pod.link/1685093486/episode/NjhkOWU1ZmIyNTUyYjcyYzIwZWQ1NTQ1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Steve Ballmer's \"Inconceivable\" Donation, the $20 Million Guarantee and a Head on a Spike</a></p><p>• Part VI: <a href=\"https://pod.link/1685093486/episode/NjhlZDk2ODM4ODU1MjdhNDM2ZGJjNDU2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">An IRL Showdown with Mark Cuban</a></p><p>• Part VII: <a href=\"https://pod.link/1685093486/episode/Njk2MDc1MzMxMTA3M2E2MWJkOTM5Yzg1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Briefcase, Ballmer's Social Network and Aspiration's House of Cards</a></p><p>• Part VIII: <a href=\"https://pod.link/1685093486/episode/Njk4YjhmZjdiYTgwY2YxZWNiMTdmZTBl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Uncle Dennis, Ballmer's $50 Million Sprint and the Side Deal That Wouldn't Die</a></p><p>• Part IX: <a href=\"https://pod.link/1685093486/episode/NjlhYjA0ODliNDllZWNjMGI3YjU1Mzhh\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ballmer's Tree Money, the Whistle-Blowers and the Document You've Been Waiting For</a></p><p>• Part X: <a href=\"https://pod.link/1685093486/episode/NjlmOTFjOWY5YjE1MDdmYmRkZTAxZjc4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Steve Ballmer's Victim Impact, the Man Who Prosecuted Aspiration and the Abacus of Incarceration</a></p><p>• Part XI: <a href=\"https://pod.link/1685093486/episode/NmEyMjI5NmFiMGYyOTYyYmU0ODEwOTAx\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ballmer's Secret I.O.U., Aspiration's \"Web of Lies\" and the Zenith of Fraud</a></p><p><br></p><p>(Pablo Torre Finds Out is independently produced by Meadowlark Media and distributed by The Athletic. The views, research and reporting expressed in this episode are solely those of Pablo Torre Finds Out and WPRI-TV and do not reflect the work or editorial input of The Athletic or its journalists.)</p>","author_name":"The Athletic"}