"By now, Pablo Torre breaking the story about Steve Ballmer allegedly using a fraudulent tree-planting start-up company, Aspiration, to circumvent the salary cap is old news. Since then, Torre's investigative reporting has forced the billionaire to tell his side of the story on ESPN, prompted the NBA to hire a law firm to investigate further, and set the top item on the agenda of the NBA Board of Governors meeting."
"MLSE is now primarily owned by the Empire of Edward Rogers, but when's the last time we witnessed him sitting on the baseline, among the people, cheering on his hometown team? You'd be forgiven for thinking Sam McDadi or Nav Bhatia owned this team. To Sir Edward, the Toronto Raptors may just be another sports property, an asset to be invested in that helps with the parent company's bottom line."
"Steve Ballmer could be guilty as charged, but my god, do I wish that our pro sports overlords were more like him. Passionate. Engaged. Giving a shit enough to not make fans inside the Intuit Dome wait long to take them (and so they can maximize their time watching the Clippers). In Toronto, it isn't Rogers or MLSE minority owner Larry Tanenbaum (who also chairs the NBA Board of Governors) who have Ballmer's personality,"
An investigative allegation claims Steve Ballmer used a tree-planting start-up, Aspiration, to circumvent the NBA salary cap, triggering a public response from Ballmer, an NBA-hired law firm investigation, and priority review by the Board of Governors. Toronto's Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment is largely owned by Edward Rogers' empire and is characterized as a corporate, faceless owner treating the Raptors as an asset. Ballmer is portrayed as passionately engaged with his team, while Toronto's ownership is viewed as bland; former Raptors chairman Masai Ujiri is cited as the city's most visible passionate leader. Toronto remains an unattractive destination for top stars like Kawhi.
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