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NBA imposes historic sanctions on Clippers over cap probe

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The NBA has concluded its a year-long investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers, determining the franchise engaged in malfeasance significant salary cap circumvention to provide Kawhi Leonard with unauthorized off-court income. The league found that Leonard’s inner circle pressured Conducted by the team to secure endorsement deals, including a $28 million contract with law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, the now-defunct Aspiration Fund Adviser LLC and additional deals with Lockton Insurance. The investigation also revealed that probe found the Clippers team facilitated impermissible income opportunities deals through companies including Aspiration, Boingo, and failed to reimburse the team for personal expenses. Daktronics. In response, the NBA league has imposed historic sanctions. The Clippers will lose face a $30 million fine and the forfeiture of five first-round draft picks between 2029 and 2033 and face 2033. Individual penalties include a $30 million fine. Owner one-year suspension for owner Steve Ballmer has been suspended from all team and league activities Ballmer, a one-year unpaid suspension for one year, while executives Lawrence Frank and business operations president Gillian Zucker received suspensions of six months Zucker, and one year, respectively. a six-month suspension for basketball operations president Lawrence Frank. Kawhi Leonard was fined $700,000, and while his uncle and former manager, Dennis Robertson, has been banned from the league NBA-related business for five years. The Clippers have rejected the findings, alleging labeling the investigation a biased process, “witch hunt” and intend expressing intent to pursue arbitration. While The resolution of the investigation probe potentially clears the way for a previously stalled a potential trade to the Toronto Raptors, Leonard’s contract remains valid, facilitating that expected move. The anticipated trade would involve the Raptors sending Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, and various draft assets to Los Angeles. Following the resolution, send Leonard issued a statement accepting responsibility for the ‘lapses in judgment by his inner circle’ while maintaining that he ‘acted in good faith.’ Prior to these sanctions, the investigation was marked by a media dispute where the NBA contested ESPN’s report that investigators found ‘no evidence’ of wrongdoing, claiming the report contained ‘numerous and significant inaccuracies.’ Toronto Raptors.

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  1. 2026-09-05 05:00 UTC NBA imposes historic sanctions on Clippers over cap probe
  2. 2026-09-04 19:31 UTC NBA imposes historic sanctions on Clippers over cap probe
  3. 2026-09-04 14:26 UTC NBA imposes historic sanctions on Clippers over cap probe
  4. 2026-09-04 06:42 UTC NBA imposes historic sanctions on Clippers over cap probe
  5. 2026-09-04 03:54 UTC NBA imposes historic sanctions on Clippers over cap probe
  6. 2026-08-23 20:26 UTC NBA investigation into Clippers salary cap allegations
  7. 2026-08-20 06:14 UTC NBA investigation into Clippers salary cap allegations

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