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National Public Radio has received two charitable gifts totaling $113 million after President Trump moved to slash funding for NPR and PBS in 2025. Philanthropist Connie Ballmer, the wife of former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, made an $80 million donation, NPR announced on Thursday. The money — the largest ever from a living donor — will help enhance the radio network’s use of digital technology…

Lue and basketball president Lawrence Frank about how to turn things around,” Murray wrote. The blunt message from Ballmer underscores the seriousness of the situation, with the franchise facing significant scrutiny over their recent poor performance. “Ballmer also made it clear that the job to turn it around is on Lue and Frank,” added Murray. Challenges Ahead The challenges facing the Clippers…

The Los Angeles Clippers are sliding fast, and their five-game losing streak has left the franchise searching for answers. But according to owner Steve Ballmer, there’s no mystery about where the responsibility lies and who could fix things for the Clippers. The NBA Player Guessing Game allows you to guess the NBA player based on clues about their team, division, height, jersey number, points,…

In the New Testament, Paul told the Corinthians: “In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.” “Seven employees told me [Leonard’s Aspiration deal was in place to circumvent the salary cap],” Torre posted in mid-September. “One finance [department] employee went on tape in Part I [of the docuseries on the matter]. Another went on tape in Part III.” It’s not easy to get…

Steve Ballmer and the Los Angeles Clippers funded a total of $118 million in Aspiration over an 18-month period, according to new reporting from Pablo Torre. Ballmer invested $10 million in Aspiration as late as March 9, 2023 shortly before the government opened their investigation into the company. While Ballmer’s $50 million investment in September 2021 and Dennis Wong’s $2 million investment…

If Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is nervous about the NBA looking into whether he gave Kawhi Leonard impermissible benefits during his free agency, Ballmer isn’t showing it. Ballmer said Tuesday he welcomes the NBA’s investigation into the situation. Ballmer made those comments at the Sports Business Journal’s Drive event, where he was a featured speaker. When asked about the…

Steve Ballmer addressed allegations of possible cap circumvention committed by the Los Angeles Clippers involving a Kawhi Leonard endorsement contract in a sit-down interview on Thursday with ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne. Ballmer said Aspiration asked him to make an introduction to Leonard in November 2021, which was three months after the Clippers signed him to a four-year, $173 million extension.…