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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.
