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Sports · Basketball · published 2026-09-04 · via Sports Illustrated

NBA Hands Down Severe Penalties to Clippers in Salary Cap Probe

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The NBA concluded an 11-month investigation into allegations that the Clippers circumvented the salary cap to provide extra compensation to Kawhi Leonard. As a result, the franchise loses five first-round draft picks and faces a $30 million fine. Team owner Steve Ballmer is suspended for a year, while president Lawrence Frank and other executives also receive suspensions, and Leonard himself is fined $700,000.

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This summary is AI-generated and original to Mobble; the linked article is the authoritative source. Original headline: “Análisis de las sanciones que la NBA impuso a los Clippers tras la investigación sobre Kawhi Leonard.” Browse more stories.