Clippers deny claims star forward Kawhi Leonard was paid $28m for job that didn’t exist

• Allegation emerge that team circumvented salary cap

• Clippers and owner say claims are provably false'

The Los Angeles Clippers and their owner, Steve Ballmer, have denied allegations the team's star forward, Kawhi Leonard, was paid $28m for a job that doesn't exist.

Journalist Pablo Torre laid out the allegations in his podcast on Wednesday. Torre, citing legal documents, claims Ballmer employed Leonard for a non-existent role in one of his companies to circumvent the NBA salary cap, which punishes teams for spending too much on player salaries.