The successful real estate investor has been a part of two NBA ownership groups in California and now calls Dallas home.

Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard reportedly received a payment from his "no-show job" days after one of the team's minority owners invested in the company.

Those denials were called into question Thursday after new reporting by journalist Pablo Torre. On the latest episode of Torre's podcast — "Pablo Torre Finds Out" — he detailed a surprising investment by Clippers co-owner Dennis Wong into Aspiration that may have been used to pay Leonard.

Struggling climate company owed Leonard $1.75M and paid him after a $2M investment from team vice chairman Dennis J. Wong, according to podcaster Pablo Torre.

New reporting from sports investigative reporter Pablo Torre, who broke the original story, uncovered that a December 2022 payment to Leonard that had been running late, was made just nine days after a company led by Clippers minority owner Dennis Wong invested in Aspiration.

The Los Angeles Clippers reportedly turned down an arena naming rights offer from Aspiration that would have been worth around a billion dollars, according to ESPN's Ramona Shelburne. The Clippers chose Intuit instead.

Why Mavericks' Mark Cuban believes Uncle Dennis' involvement with Aspiration could doom Clippers owner Steve Ballmer.

New details reveal that Kawhi Leonard earned significantly more than major Hollywood stars in the Aspiration Sponsorship scandal.