Link to: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7513882/2026/09/02/clippers-kawhi-leonard-punishment-fine-suspensions-nba-investigation/?unlocked_article_code=1.-lA.wcSN.awOHwzojR5nR
NBA Brings the Hammer on the Clippers – $30 Million Fine, 5 First-Round Draft Picks, and Steve Ballmer Is Banned for a Year
Mike Vorkunov, reporting for The Athletic (gift link):
The NBA levied the largest punishment in league history on the LA
Clippers and owner Steve Ballmer on Wednesday after a year-long
investigation determined that they circumvented the league’s
Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer was suspended for one year by the NBA, and the team was ordered to forfeit five…
Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer was suspended for one year by the NBA, and the team was ordered to forfeit five…
A near-year-long investigation has amounted to a heavy blow to the LA franchise and its owner for an alleged circumvention of…
League suspends owner Steve Ballmer for a year after probe finds Clippers helped arrange outside deals for Leonard to avoid…
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 league suspended owner Steve Ballmer and two executives Wednesday and fined the team $30 million for circumventing the salary…
