Yeah, it seems that Steve Ballmer is trying to portrait that he is the victim here:
These were guys who committed fraud. Look, they conned me. They conned me. I made an investment in these guys thinking it was on the up-and-up, and they conned me at this stage. I have no ability to predict why they might have done anything they did, let alone the specific contract with Kawhi.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/46161800/clippers-ballmer-details-affiliation-aspiration-wake-kawhi-leonard-reportAnd Ballmer says that he hasn't spoken to Kawhi since the break out of this news. I have a feeling that they probably not going to patch up their relationship on this issues specially if Ballmer is telling the truth that he didn't know anything about it. And it's purely on Kawhi's business. He was just approach by the company and he said yes. So he is a willing participant in the beginning until this news comes out. Relationship has been damage for sure.