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NBA drops hammer on the Clippers over the Kawhi investigation. Strips 5 1st round picks
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:22 pm
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:22 pm
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BREAKING: The NBA has ruled on the Los Angeles Clippers in for salary cap circumvention investigations on Kawhi Leonard after yearlong probe -- stripping the franchise of 5 first-round picks, issuing a $30 million fine to owner Steve Ballmer and suspensions for Ballmer, Lawrence Frank and Gillian Zucker, sources tell ESPN.
Kawhi Leonard will have to pay $700,000 in restitution for improper benefits by the Clippers for his uncle and former business rep, Dennis Robertson. No contract void or suspension for Leonard. And Robertson -- who was fired by Leonard in June -- is being banned by the NBA from all business dealings.
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Per NBA: The Clippers shall forfeit five first-round draft picks, one in each of the 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, and 2033 NBA Drafts.
Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is suspended from all league and team activities for one year for knowingly seeking to help Mr. Leonard obtain off-court income opportunities, for approving a business deal that he knew was a precondition for Aspiration to enter into an endorsement agreement with Mr. Leonard, and for his failure to create conditions under which his organization abided by the NBA’s circumvention rules.
Clippers President of Business Operations Gillian Zucker is suspended without pay for one year for being primarily and directly culpable for the impermissible endorsement arrangements and for providing false and misleading statements to investigators.
Clippers President of Basketball Operations Lawrence Frank is suspended without pay for six months for his involvement with the impermissible endorsement arrangements and for approving impermissible expenses incurred by Mr. Leonard and his family.
The Clippers organization and personnel are subject to a compliance and monitoring program overseen by the league office for a period of five years.
This post was edited on 9/2/26 at 3:40 pm
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Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:23 pm to SPEEDY
Clippers just need a judge to counter sue
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:24 pm to SPEEDY
Lol at the people who were doing a victory lap around Pablo on here a couple weeks ago.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:24 pm to SPEEDY
This post was edited on 9/2/26 at 3:25 pm
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:27 pm to SPEEDY
30mil isn’t shite for Ballmer but losing those picks should have the Clippers back to pre Elton Brand years. Love to see it.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:27 pm to SPEEDY
So Pablo Torre really did find out
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:28 pm to WB504
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So Pablo Torre really did find out
Anyone with half a brain that listened to his podcasts, and not just the secondary hot take farming off of his podcasts (ahem Clay Travis), knew the Clippers were fricked.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:29 pm to SPEEDY
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NBA drops hammer on the Clippers over the Kawhi investigation. Strips 5 1st round picks
That's a weak arse hammer compared to what they actually did. Forcing Ballmer to sell the team was the only punishment that would have been harsh enough.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:29 pm to Broski
Sam Presti going to find a way to get those first rounders
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:29 pm to SPEEDY
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stripping the franchise of 5 first-round picks
The Clippers thought they finally had a 1st round pick again after their 2026 pick was the final part of the Paul George trade to be conveyed. NBA says "not so fast my friend"
ETA: so now the Paul George trade has cost them 10 first rounders
This post was edited on 9/2/26 at 3:48 pm
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:30 pm to SPEEDY
I thought the NBA found nothing and said Pablo lied
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:33 pm to Jay31
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I thought the NBA found nothing and said Pablo lied
That was from an ESPN article. The NBA issued a response shortly after the article came out refuting most of it.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:33 pm to Jay31
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:34 pm to SPEEDY
Uncle Dennis’ scumbaggery dragging everyone down 
This post was edited on 9/2/26 at 3:35 pm
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:34 pm to SPEEDY
The Clippers might actually go 15 straight years without using their own draft pick. From what I can tell, they haven't used their own first round pick to draft someone since 2018.
This post was edited on 9/2/26 at 3:42 pm
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:34 pm to WB504
what year are the first rd picks being taken away?
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:34 pm to Broski
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Lol at the people who were doing a victory lap around Pablo on here a couple weeks ago.
Don't forget that ESPN story last week that was basically written from Ballmers mouth
You knew something was coming when the NBA put out a statement 39 minutes later against it.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:35 pm to Double Oh
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what year are the first rd picks being taken away?
29-33
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:36 pm to Boodis Man
Good, now go hammer the Dodgers for all these fishy deferrals
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