Where Do The Clippers Go From Here? Steve Ballmer Sit Down Reaction

Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective

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4.2 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2025

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim Bontemps, Tim MacMahon and Ramona Shelburne to react to Ramona’s sit down with Clippers owner Steve Ballmer regarding the allegations of circumventing the NBA's salary cap with Kawhi Leonard & Aspiration. The crew discusses what Pablo Torre’s report means for the Clippers moving forward and where the league goes from here. Then, we talk Cam Thomas’ interesting return to the Nets, another format change for the All-Star game and if there is anything more to LeBron’s latest commercial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:37.1	Hello, welcome to the Hoop Collective podcast.
0:42.6	We talk about the NBA, which we're doing late on Thursday evening in a surprise situation here.
0:47.2	But first off, joining us from New York City is Tim Bontems.
0:48.3	Hello, everybody.
0:53.1	Joining us from Bristol, Connecticut, I guess you're down the road from Bristol, Connecticut.
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