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Former Clippers Player Digs Up False Promises From Steve Ballmer After $10 Million Pay Cut

Patrick Beverley reveals Steve Ballmer promised him he would build 94 basketball courts for him if he rejected the Kings' much higher offer.

Chaitanya Dadhwal
Sep 14, 2025
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Patrick Beverley went off, recalling 94 basketball courts that LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer had promised him. Upon his signing with the Clippers in 2019, Beverley was allegedly promised 94 charitable courts in his name, built by the Clippers organisation.

“I got promised 94 courts, Rone. Shook my hand, Rone. I’m shocked, I’m like, damn, 94 courts? The F***. So yeah, like, mo***f***** owes me courts bro!” the former Clippers player revealed on his podcast with co-host Adam Serrone or ‘Rone’.

The former NBA point guard was offered a higher three-year, $50 million contract from the Sacramento Kings. But Ballmer convinced Beverley that if he took the $40 million deal with the Clippers, the organization would provide a charitable contribution in Beverley’s name that would go towards building 94 courts.

“They finnessed me. Then I come back and ask for courts, every m****f***** goes silent. When I’m looking up at m*****f***** futuristic arena getting built right in front of me. Hey man, something is wrong, something’s wrong, something’s going on here, man, something’s fishy.” Beverley added.

He played 51 games for the Clippers that season, averaging 7.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game. Beverley also got them at least a steal every game he played, and a block every second game he played. The former guard went on to recall how he was treated once he went back, asking.

“I say that’s dope, man, that’s real as f***. Shakes my hand and everything. Then I go ask, ‘What’s up with those courts m*****f*****?’ Turn the other head. ‘What courts, m******f*****?… That’s some Clippers s***, man, that’s some Clippers s***,” Beverley exclaimed.

Beverley’s passionate recall of what allegedly happened between him and the Clippers owner becomes an integral point at this time, when he’s yet again under investigation for another alleged side deal gone wrong.

Kawhi Leonard has been at the center of the controversy, and questions have been raised about his involvement as well with the whole Aspiration fiasco. But for Patrick Beverley, his former teammate can do no wrong.

“There are a lot of things I stand for. But I won’t stand for anything bad about Kawhi, anything. We don’t know what’s going on.” Beverley noted.

But for Ballmer, Beverley had a different perspective. Not siding with any party on the matter, the 37-year-old did talk about how the situation looks from the outside.

“M****f***** trying to finesse, got caught man. Now you’ve got to believe innocent until proven guilty, right? Now them m****f***** got to do their jobs now. This is where you hire lawyers. This is where the money talks and all that,” Beverley added.

The situation has gotten even more complicated as an additional $10 million investment from Steve Ballmer has increased the list of questionable decisions from the Clippers owner. The league continues to probe and see any signs of foul play, but it has become an extremely tricky situation for Ballmer and even Leonard.

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ByChaitanya Dadhwal
Chaitanya Dadhwal is an NBA Analyst and Columnist at Fadeaway World from New Delhi, India. He fell in love with basketball in 2018 after seeing James Harden in his prime. He joined the sports journalism world in 2021, one year before finishing his law school in 2022. He attended Jindal Global Law School in Sonipat, India, where his favorite subject was also Sports Law.He transitioned from law to journalism after realizing his true passion for sports and basketball in particular. Even though his journalism is driven by his desire to understand both sides of an argument and give a neutral perspective, he openly admits he is biased towards the Houston Rockets and Arsenal. But that intersection of in-depth analysis and passion helps him simplify the fine print and complex language for his readers.His goal in life is to open his own sports management agency one day and represent athletes. He wants to ensure he can help bridge the gap in equal opportunity for athletes across various sports and different genders playing the same sport.
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