# NBA Hits Clippers With Historic Penalties

https://mins.news/en/video/47456

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-09-06 15:08 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMUk6O7O90U

> The NBA fined the Los Angeles Clippers $30 million and took away five first-round draft picks after an independent investigation found the team circumvented salary-cap rules by facilitating off-court income opportunities for Kawhi Leonard. Owner Steve Ballmer was suspended for a year, while Leonard was fined $700,000.

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