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NBA suspends Clippers owner Ballmer, fines team $30M, Kawhi Leonard $700K in cap circumvention case

NPR News·September 2, 2026·1 min read

NBA suspended Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer for one year and fined the team $30 million for violating salary cap circumvention rules in a case involving Kawhi Leonard. The league also said the team will forfeit five first-round picks, one in each year starting in 2029.

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