Wegen Verstößen gegen die Gehaltsobergrenze verhängt die NBA drakonische Strafen gegen die LA Clippers und Besitzer Steve Ballmer. Der Fall stellt ein ganzes System infrage.

Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer was suspended for one year by the NBA, and the team was ordered to pay $30 million for violating salary cap circumvention rules in a case…

The NBA also fined the Los Angeles Clippers $30 million and said the team will forfeit five first-round picks, one in each year in drafts starting in 2029.

Clippers owner Steve Ballmer was banned for a year over salary cap breaches.