NBA Suspends Steve Ballmer
The NBA penalized the Clippers in a Kawhi Leonard salary-cap circumvention case.
September 2, 2026 · Updated Sep 2, 8:00pm ET
CNNClippers docked 5 first-round draft picks and fined $30 million following Kawhi Leonard probe
Chicago Sun-TimesNBA fines Clippers and Kawhi Leonard, suspends owner Steve Ballmer one year in cap circumvention case
FOX NewsNBA levies astonishing penalty against Clippers over cap circumvention involving Steve Ballmer, Kawhi Leonard
The GuardianClippers docked five first-round draft picks and fined $30m over Kawhi Leonard scandal
Associated PressNBA suspends Clippers owner Ballmer, fines team $30M, Kawhi Leonard $700K in cap circumvention case
Deseret NewsClippers, Kawhi Leonard punished heavily by NBA
Seattle TimesNBA issues major punishment to Steve Ballmer, Clippers
BBC NewsNBA: Los Angeles clippers fined $30m over Kawhi Leonard scandal
Just the NewsNBA suspends Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and fines team $30 million for salary cap violation
CNBCNBA suspends Clippers owner Ballmer for one year in Kawhi Leonard salary cap probe
The Gateway PunditNBA Suspends Clippers Owner Steve Ballmer, Fines Team $30 Million For Violating League’s Salary Cap Rules
NBC NewsNBA suspends Clippers owner for a year, docks team first-round draft picks in Kawhi Leonard probe
The HillSEC investigating Daktronics in Kawhi Leonard case
DeadlineSteve Ballmer Vows To Fight Historic NBA Punishment
NewsweekNBA hits Clippers with massive punishment after Kawhi Leonard scandal Filled
ForbesNBA Drops Hammer On Clippers For Circumventing Salary Cap
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What happened
The NBA fined the Los Angeles Clippers $30 million, stripped their 2029-2033 first-round draft picks and suspended owner Steve Ballmer
Steve BallmerAmerican businessman, former chief executive officer of Microsoft for one year after finding salary-cap circumvention tied to Kawhi Leonard
Kawhi LeonardAmerican basketball player (born 1991). The league said the Clippers improperly arranged off-court income opportunities for Leonard through corporate partners, including Aspiration PartnersAspiration, Inc.financial firm. Leonard was fined $700,000; basketball operations president Lawrence Frank
Lawrence FrankAmerican basketball coach and executive was banned six months and business operations president Gillian Zucker one year. The Clippers rejected the findings and said they will challenge the penalties.
