LA Clippers fined $30M, lose draft picks for salary cap violations

The LA Clippers were fined $30 million and stripped of draft picks for helping Kawhi Leonard evade the NBA salary cap.

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The Los Angeles Clippers were fined $30 million and stripped of five first-round draft picks on Wednesday for violating NBA salary cap rules. ^[1] The NBA investigation concluded that the Clippers helped Kawhi Leonard evade salary cap restrictions through commercial agreements with sponsors linked to the franchise. ^[2] The NBA ruled that the Clippers violated salary cap circumvention rules by initiating off-court income opportunities for Kawhi Leonard. ^[3] The NBA suspended Clippers owner Steve Ballmer for one year and fined the Los Angeles Clippers $30 million for violating salary cap circumvention rules. ^[4] Business operations president Gillian Zucker was suspended for one year without pay, and basketball operations president Lawrence Frank was suspended for six months. ^[5]

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The Los Angeles Clippers were fined $30 million and stripped of five first-round draft picks on Wednesday for violating NBA salary cap rules. · El Economista

The NBA investigation concluded that the Clippers helped Kawhi Leonard evade salary cap restrictions through commercial agreements with sponsors linked to the franchise. · El Economista

The NBA ruled that the Clippers violated salary cap circumvention rules by initiating off-court income opportunities for Kawhi Leonard. · Yahoo! Sports

The NBA suspended Clippers owner Steve Ballmer for one year and fined the Los Angeles Clippers $30 million for violating salary cap circumvention rules. · Yahoo! Sports

Business operations president Gillian Zucker was suspended for one year without pay, and basketball operations president Lawrence Frank was suspended for six months. · El Economista

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