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NBA announces punishments for LA Clippers after Kawhi probe
The NBA on Wednesday announced severe punishments for the LA Clippers -- including the loss of five future first-round picks and a fine of $30 million -- for violating salary cap circumvention rules when they signed star Kawhi Leonard in 2022.
In a statement, the NBA said a near-yearlong investigation "found a pattern of misconduct and multiple significant rules violations by the Clippers organization, a prior offender of the salary cap circumvention rules."
The punishments, as announced by the league, include:
• The forfeiture of five first-round draft picks, one each in the 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032 and 2033 NBA drafts.
• A fine of $30 million.
• Owner Steve Ballmer is suspended from all league and team activities for one year.
• President of business operations Gillian Zucker is suspended without pay for one year.
• President of basketball operations Lawrence Frank is suspended without pay for six months.
• Leonard must pay the league $700,000.
All penalties are binding, the league and the players' union said.
The NBA on Wednesday announced severe punishments for the LA Clippers -- including the loss of five future first-round picks and a fine of $30 million -- for violating salary cap circumvention rules when they signed star Kawhi Leonard in 2022.
In a statement, the NBA said a near-yearlong investigation "found a pattern of misconduct and multiple significant rules violations by the Clippers organization, a prior offender of the salary cap circumvention rules."
The punishments, as announced by the league, include:
• The forfeiture of five first-round draft picks, one each in the 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032 and 2033 NBA drafts.
• A fine of $30 million.
• Owner Steve Ballmer is suspended from all league and team activities for one year.
• President of business operations Gillian Zucker is suspended without pay for one year.
• President of basketball operations Lawrence Frank is suspended without pay for six months.
• Leonard must pay the league $700,000.
All penalties are binding, the league and the players' union said.
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This ESPN "report" certainly didn't age well, lol: