A near-year-long investigation has amounted to a heavy blow to the LA franchise and its owner for an alleged circumvention of league rules.

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.