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Fans blast Kawhi Leonard and Steve Ballmer

Originally posted on Ball Exclusives | By Titan Frey | Last updated Sep 4, 2025 2:36 AM ET

The report of Kawhi Leonard “working” at Steve Ballmer’s tree service business is all over the news. It is being investigated by the NBA, as it is a serious issue.

Still, this hasn’t stopped fans from cracking jokes about the situation.

Kawhi and Steve Ballmer setting up the tree planting company pic.twitter.com/Nb7avPHxJO

— A ✩ (@adryanashton) September 3, 2025

kawhi collecting his $7M “tree planting” check every year pic.twitter.com/oda6Sf9wmT

— Molly Morrison (@mollyhannahm) September 3, 2025

Living the dream. 2 multi-million dollar jobs and he doesn't have to show up to either one. pic.twitter.com/Ba0mW0Du9s

— Camino Reid (@bangwithcamino) September 3, 2025

Clippers’ office holiday party: pic.twitter.com/uoZvebXvXB

— No_look_Jok (@nolookjok) September 3, 2025

I always wondered how the clips got players over the lakers pic.twitter.com/VxTEJ6rn2W

— R Perry (@RJP757) September 3, 2025

You are telling me a team who tried to sign a guy who was still under contract by the Raptors tried to circumvent the system by paying him under the table??? pic.twitter.com/RAlvUdMmif

— Chart Davidson (@ChartDavidson) September 3, 2025

I think every organization in the NBA has some form of under the table deal to circumvent the rules tbh. The sheer amount of money is too much for something like this not to happen. If the NBA decide to investigate, a lot of franchises will be complicit.

— ppdoesit (Ø,G) () (@Daizaire) September 3, 2025

Fans truly did blast the Clippers’ owner and star player. It will be interesting to see what will come out of this situation, after the NBA finishes its investigation.

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