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]
