Aspiration co-founder aided NBA investigation into Clippers cap circumvention

Aspiration co-founder Joe Sanberg has voluntarily participated in the NBA’s investigation into possible cap circumvention by the Los Angeles Clippers, the top lawyer for the firm looking into the claims told a federal judge.In a previous filing related to a federal fraud case in which Sanberg has pleaded guilty, his attorney said he “substantially assisted” the NBA in its investigation. Sanberg is the man in the middle of the NBA’s investigation. He co-founded and ran Aspiration, the firm that signed Clippers star Kawhi Leonard to a four-year, $28 million marketing contract for which he performed no work.Advertisement