The Clippers will forfeit five future first-round draft picks, while Leonard must pay the league $700,000.
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NBA finds Clippers violated salary cap rules; Ballmer given 1-year ban as team is stripped of 5 first-round draft picks
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Austin Turner
September 2, 2026 / 4:47 PM EDT / CBS LA
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The NBA severely punishes the Clippers by stripping team of 5 draft picks and other penalties as NBA finds cap circumvention in…
Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer was suspended for one year by the NBA, and the team was ordered to forfeit five…
The NBA also fined the Los Angeles Clippers $30 million and said the team will forfeit five first-round picks, one in each year…
The NBA came down hard on the Los Angeles Clippers, stripping the team of five first-round draft picks, fining it $30 million and…
The LA Clippers will lose first-round picks from 2029-2033, while owner Steve Ballmer has been suspended for one year.
The team was fined $30 million and stripped of five first-round picks
