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NBA suspends Clippers owner for a year, docks team first-round draft picks from Kawhi Leonard probe

NBC News · September 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM

NBA suspends Clippers owner for a year, docks team first-round draft picks from Kawhi Leonard probe

In one of the largest basketball-related penalties ever levied against an NBA franchise in the league’s history, the NBA on Wednesday fined the Los Angeles Clippers $30 million and star Kawhi Leonard $700,000, suspended the team’s owner, Steve Ballmer, and two top executives and stripped the franchise of five first-round picks after ruling the team had circumvented the league’s salary cap rules.

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NBA suspends Clippers owner for a year, docks team first-round draft picks from Kawhi Leonard probe

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