NBA suspends Clippers owner Ballmer for one year in Kawhi Leonard salary cap probe
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.
TL;DR
- NBA suspended Clippers owner Steve Ballmer for one year for salary cap circumvention.
- The Clippers were fined a record $30 million and will forfeit five first-round draft picks.
- President of Business Operations Gillian Zucker suspended for one year without pay; President of Basketball Operations Lawrence Frank suspended for six months without pay.
- Kawhi Leonard fined $700,000; his uncle Dennis Robertson banned from league dealings for five years.
- Violations involved facilitating off-court income opportunities for Leonard with four companies doing business with the team.
- The Clippers deny the NBA's findings and intend to challenge them through arbitration.