The NBA’s landmark ruling against the Los Angeles Clippers for salary cap circumvention is causing a PR headache for the Worldwide Leader in Sports.
ESPN has drawn widespread criticism from media industry insiders for its coverage of the Clippers’ salary cap scandal.
ESPN’s reporting included an August 17 story that cited three unnamed sources who said the NBA had “no evidence” that Clippers owner Steve Ballmer funneled money through team sponsors to pay Kawhi Leonard. The story also quoted an anonymous source who said an argument that sponsorship introductions amounted to salary-cap circumvention would be “dead on arrival.”
That ESPN story…
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