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Culture

The NBA suspends Steve Ballmer for a year and takes five draft picks over the Kawhi Leonard scandal.

The NBA has announced penalties from its investigation into cap circumvention allegations around the Clippers, Kawhi Leonard, and a string of companies that inked shady “endorsement” deals with the star: Aspiration, Daktronics, Boingo Wireless, and Lockton Insurance, as detailed in a report from the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. There are also fines ($30 million for the Clippers, $700,000 for Leonard), suspensions for two team execs and Leonard’s uncle, and the investigation is apparently ongoing. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/wachtell-kawhi.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]

Gadgets

The tenth TITW gadget giveaway has ten entries so far.

That’s how many realized they could enter to win before this weekly reminder! See, I give away gadgets every Wednesday, but you’ve got to enter each time. You can use email — see the official rules — as long as the subject line’s right. It’s not “Email Entry,” but rather “Today I’m Toying With Giveaway #10” this time. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/chrome_rSz2xTRvxY.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]

Video games

NBA 2K27 Video Review - IGN

NBA 2K27 reviewed by Nico Vergara on PC, also available on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch 2."NBA 2K27 is a reflection of the budding prospect who couldn’t quite put things together. Sure, it made a splash at first, with a smooth on-court experience that’s better than in recent years, but it fails to follow that up with anything meaningful. A middling MyCareer story doesn’t help its case and flawed new modes, like MyCareer Eras and MyNBA Legacy, only worsen things by highlighting long-running problems. It’s a tale as old as time, a clichéd one that starts with “what if,” or “if only,” and right now, I’m ready to close the book before I even reach the final chapter."

World

The human cost of war with Iran

At least four were killed at a wedding in what Iranian officials said were U.S. attacks. The U.S. military said it never targets civilians.