Steve Ballmer got suspended by the NBA because of a podcast and a jumbotron corruption scandal

September 2, 2026 · 8:52 pm 5 sources

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• Clippers docked five first-round draft picks and fined $30m over Kawhi Leonard scandal
  The Guardian · September 2, 2026 20:52
  Team circumvented salary cap rules to sign star Owner Steve Ballmer lands one-year ban The NBA has handed down one of the biggest punishments in the history of the league to the Los Angeles Clippers after finding that the franchise circumvented salary cap rules when it courted Kawhi Leonard as a…
• NBA suspends Clippers owner Ballmer, fines team $30M, Kawhi Leonard $700K in cap circumvention case
  NPR · September 2, 2026 21:59
  Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer was suspended for one year by the NBA, and the team was ordered to pay $30 million for violating salary cap circumvention rules in a case involving Kawhi Leonard.

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• NBA fines Clippers $30m, suspends several executives in Kawhi Leonard probe
  Al Jazeera · September 3, 2026 08:17
  Clippers owner Steve Ballmer suspended for one year; team disputes league's conclusions and validity of investigation.
• Steve Ballmer got suspended by the NBA because of a podcast and a jumbotron corruption scandal
  The Verge · September 3, 2026 23:37
  Last September, Steve Ballmer insisted in an ESPN interview that the Clippers weren't involved in a shady-looking $28 million endorsement deal for his star player, Kawhi Leonard, that involved no actual endorsing. Now, the former Microsoft CEO has been suspended by the NBA for a year, while the…

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