Filipino-American Pablo Torre, host of “Pablo Torre Finds Out,” has won a Pulitzer Prize for audio reporting after exposing an alleged salary cap loophole within the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers team.

In four episodes of his podcast released last year in September, Pablo reported extensively about how the LA Clippers pulled the stunt off to pay Kawhi Leonard via a ₱1.7 billion ($28 million) endorsement deal with Aspiration. LA Clippers CEO Steve Ballmer was known to be one of its major investors, having invested over ₱3.07 billion ($50 million) back in 2021. Pablo also pointed out how Kawhi never publicly endorsed the company. Aspiration, now bankrupt, faced trouble after its co-founder, Joseph Sanberg, was charged with committing fraud by the US Department of Justice. Reports show that investors of Aspiration were defrauded over ₱15.2 billion ($248 million). After Pablo’s podcast pointed out Steve’s involvement, the NBA stepped in to investigate how the Clippers were paying Kawhi. Steve maintains that he was unaware of this loophole and that he was “conned” by Aspiration. As of writing, the NBA’s investigation is still ongoing.

Pablo hails from New York City and is an alumnus of Harvard University. During his time as a Harvard student, he was an executive editor for the “Harvard Crimson.” Upon graduating, he immediately went into the world of sports journalism by becoming a staff writer for “Sports Illustrated.” During his tenure at the magazine, he was able to expose a Ponzi scheme by Triton Financial CEO Kurt Barton through his article, “How (and Why) Athletes Go Broke.” By 2012, he would end up working as a senior writer for ESPN’s website and magazine. His entry into podcasting started in 2023, after joining Meadowlark Media.