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<p>The “Pablo Torre Finds Out” podcast, hosted by Filipino-American journalist Pablo Torre, won a Pulitzer Prize in audio reporting.</p><p>&quot;For a pioneering and entertaining form of live podcast journalism that investigated how the Los Angeles Clippers seemingly evaded the NBA’s salary cap rules by funneling money to a star player through an environmental startup,&quot; The Prizes said.</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-1" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2051382994254844188&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-05-05T13%3A38%3A13.783113%3A7bde1340-18a1-4c31-8217-7b095c581982%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=98b98809cd7a12f54132863f7a1699ab29936f91&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:442px;height:693px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="2051382994254844188"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>The podcast likewise expressed its gratitude as it received the honor.</p><p>&quot;We are honored to have been named the winner of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in Audio Reporting!&quot; said the podcast&#x27;s account on X (formerly Twitter).</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/9/4/clippers-dodged-nba-salary-cap-with-phony-job-for-leonard-report-2234"><strong>READ: Clippers dodged NBA salary cap with phony job for Leonard - report</strong></a></div><p>Torre, in his podcast report last September 2025, said that that the Los Angeles Clippers had circumvented NBA salary cap rules through a now-bankrupt company called Aspiration, one in which Clippers owner Steve Ballmer was an investor.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/9/6/clippers-owner-ballmer-says-he-had-no-idea-about-leonard-deal-report-1321"><strong>READ: Clippers owner Ballmer says he had no idea about Leonard deal: report<br/></strong></a></div><p>He reported that Leonard signed a contract worth $28 million over four years in 2021 to market and endorse Aspiration but never did so, saying an unidentified Aspiration employee told him the payment was to get around NBA salary cap rules.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/9/30/nba-leonard-says-no-wrongdoing-in-clippers-phony-job-probe-1632"><strong>READ: NBA: Leonard says &#x27;no wrongdoing&#x27; in Clippers phony job probe<br/></strong></a></div><p>Ballmer and the Clippers have denied the claim.</p><div><strong>-- With reports from Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

<p>The “Pablo Torre Finds Out” podcast, hosted by Filipino-American journalist Pablo Torre, won a Pulitzer Prize in audio reporting.</p>

The “Pablo Torre Finds Out” podcast, hosted by Filipino-American journalist Pablo Torre, won a Pulitzer Prize in audio reporting.

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