Wed, Sep 2 09:46 PM

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

NBC News•Wed, Sep 2, 2026, 09:00 PM•2 min read

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 fran...

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