NBA levies astonishing penalty against Clippers over cap circumvention involving Steve Ballmer, Kawhi Leonard

The NBA fined Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer $30 million and suspended him for one year. The league also stripped the Clippers of five first-round draft picks for salary cap violations. The NBA did not publicly disclose specific details of how the violations occurred or which player contracts were involved in the circumvention.

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