{"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/6a74b9b4f3b8779d9e7d283a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Halo, Ballmer's Bowl and a New Crisis in the Super-System: Kawhi-Gate, Part XIII","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68b1d0ea993d10acb9c3fe4f/1786040934947-1e605290-c133-4c94-b14c-efd47fff6845.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>How high up did Kawhi Leonard's silent deals go? Pablo ties a larger-than-life scoop to Steve Ballmer's \"seemingly impossible aspirations,\" as Hunterbrook Media's Sam Koppelman follows the money from South Dakota to L.A. — and Amin Elhassan is left to deconstruct the Death Star.</p><p><br></p><p>• <a href=\"https://newsletter.hntrbrk.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to Huntebrook Media's newsletter for more investigations</a></p><p>• <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@PabloTorreFindsOut/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to PTFO on YouTube for Kawhi news, greatest hits and more</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>• Part XII: <a href=\"https://pod.link/1685093486/episode/NmE2YTYxMzMxN2Q3N2JmNzJhMjc3MWVm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">RIFC, the Impossible Deal and Life After Aspiration</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 Hunterbrook Media and do not reflect the work or editorial input of The Athletic or its journalists.)</p>","author_name":"The Athletic"}