A new report alleges that Clippers minority owner Dennis Wong invested $2 million in Aspiration, the environmental start-up that controversially endorsed Kawhi Leonard. The investment reportedly occurred after Aspiration failed to make a payment to Leonard.

The Kawhi Leonard contract saga has takes another major twist over an alleged $2m payment from a Los Angeles Clippers minority owner. Leonard is at the centre of widespread speculation regarding a potential breach of the NBA's rules around pay.

Most NBA executives are concerned that Kawhi Leonard and Steve Ballmer would escape most of the charges against them.

According to two former finance officials at Aspiration who appeared on the podcast, as well as company bank statements the Torre podcast obtained, Wong — who owns 1 percent of the Clippers, is the team’s alternate governor and was also Ballmer’s college roommate — made his first payment to Aspiration on Dec.