{"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/6aaa9f15ee2876970e1bc48b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Steve Ballmer's Sword, the DOJ's Probe and a \"Road to Jail Time\": Kawhi-Gate, Part XVI","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68b1d0ea993d10acb9c3fe4f/1789566765686-b6b05a47-256a-4add-988b-02646a0dc56d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>As the Clippers accept the NBA's historic punishment, a \"criminal dimension\" looms over the fallout. Pablo talks to owners, league officials and the commissioner himself, then asks former federal prosecutors how the government would build a case against one of the richest men alive. Amin Elhassan and David Samson help follow the money — and the Trump of it all — from \"podcast court\" to the Department of Justice.</p><p><br></p><p>• <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@PabloTorreFindsOut\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to PTFO on YouTube for breaking news, greatest hits and live premieres with Pablo</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>• Part XIII: <a href=\"https://pod.link/1685093486/episode/NmE3NGI5YjRmM2I4Nzc5ZDllN2QyODNh\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Halo, Ballmer's Bowl and a New Crisis in the Super-System</a></p><p>• Part XIV: <a href=\"https://pod.link/1685093486/episode/NmE3ZTZjMGRlNzU2OGU0MmU0NjYwODY5\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Jumbotron Emails, the Courtside Cabana and Ballmer's \"Highest Integrity\"</a></p><p>• Part XV: <a href=\"https://pod.link/1685093486/episode/NmE5OGM1Zjk5Yjg1NWExZmQzYTkwMTM5\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Clippers Judgment Day, the NBA's Hammer and the Investigation That Never Ends</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 do not reflect the work or editorial input of The Athletic or its journalists.)</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Athletic"}