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NBA suspends Clippers owner for a year, docks team first-round draft picks from Kawhi Leonard probe

In one of the largest basketball-related penalties ever levied against an NBA franchise in the league’s history, the NBA on Wednesday fined the Los Angeles Clippers $30 million and star Kawhi Leonard $700,000, suspended the team’s owner, Steve Ballmer, and two top executives and stripped the franchise of five first-round picks after ruling the team had circumvented the league’s salary cap rules.

NBA Punishes Kawhi Leonard, Steve Ballmer, Clippers, Uncle Dennis After Salary Cap Investigation

The NBA announced Wednesday an independent investigation found the Los Angeles Clippers engaged in "a pattern of misconduct and multiple significant rules violations" and punished the team, Kawhi Leonard and the seven-time All-Star's previous business manager, Dennis Robertson, "for violating the salary cap circumvention rules contained in the league's Collective Bargaining Agreement."

Friday, October 16, 2026

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