The New Yorker Radio Hour

The Sports Journalist Pablo Torre Has a Pulitzer, but Still Feels Like the “Turd” in the Pool

June 16, 2026·21 min·5-min readconversationalsports
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Pablo Torre, a Pulitzer Prize-winning sports journalist, discusses his investigative podcast Pablo Torre Finds Out, which uncovered a potential $50 million salary cap circumvention scheme involving Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, star player Kawhi Leonard, and the now-bankrupt

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Pablo Torre

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Pablo TorreDavid RemnickSteve BallmerKawhi LeonardJoe Sandberg

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Los Angeles Clippers

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Corporate StrategyEconomicsInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismNbaSports Betting

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