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NBA suspends Clippers owner Ballmer, fines team $30M, Kawhi Leonard $700K in cap circumvention case

Wednesday, September 2, 2026


Steve Ballmer, owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, was suspended for one year by the NBA. The league fined the Clippers $30 million and Kawhi Leonard $700,000 for violations related to salary cap circumvention rules. The NBA did not specify the exact nature of the circumvention in the publicly available announcement.

Original reporting: https://www.npr.org/2026/09/02/nx-s1-5954825/nba-suspends-clippers-owner-ballmer-fines-team-30m-kawhi-leonard-700k-in-cap-circumvention-case

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