# Steve Ballmer suspended by NBA over podcast-exposed scoreboard scandal

https://mins.news/en/item/44544

- The Verge, 2026-09-03 23:37 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/989962/steve-ballmer-kawhi-leonard-pablo-torre-finds-out

> The NBA suspended former Microsoft CEO and Clippers owner Steve Ballmer for a year, while penalizing Los Angeles with five forfeited future draft picks and a $30 million fine. A league-commissioned report said Ballmer’s previous denials of the Clippers’ involvement in a $28 million Kawhi Leonard endorsement deal were inaccurate at best. Clippers executive Gillian Zucker was also suspended for a year.

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