# LA Clippers fined $30m by NBA over Leonard salary-rule scandal

https://mins.news/en/item/43167

- BBC News, 2026-09-02 21:42 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/basketball/articles/czjze2jj8dro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> The NBA fined the LA Clippers a record $30m for knowingly helping Kawhi Leonard obtain off-court income opportunities in violation of salary rules. The team must forfeit five first-round picks from 2029 to 2033, while owner Steve Ballmer is suspended for 12 months. Leonard was fined $700,000.

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