Of course it had to be Steve Ballmer. A sports owner with a Microsoft résumé, deep Seattle ties and almost comically vast resources has been suspended from all

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.

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