Clippers docked five first-round draft picks and fined $30m over Kawhi Leonard scandal

September 2, 2026 · 8:52 pm 1 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…