# NBA suspends Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and fines team $30 million in cap circumvention case

https://mins.news/en/video/44436

- ABC News, 2026-09-03 21:29 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_5kY7gGvmM

> The NBA has suspended Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and fined the team $30 million after punishing the franchise for violating salary-cap rules. The report addresses what the Clippers did, why Kawhi Leonard was penalized and how the NBA salary cap works.

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