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NBA Penalizes Clippers, Pacers Gain Draft Pick Advantage

The Indiana Pacers gain an advantage as the NBA penalizes the Clippers for salary cap violations.

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The Clippers received a $30 million fine and owner Steve Ballmer was suspended from all NBA activities. [1] The NBA stripped the Los Angeles Clippers of five first-round draft picks (2029-2033) for violating salary-cap rules tied to Kawhi Leonard. [2] Two-time NBA All-Star Victor Oladipo, 34, wrote an open letter to NBA general managers via the Players' Tribune asking for an opportunity to return to the league. [3] The Indiana Pacers' 2029 first-round pick, traded in the Zubac deal, was included in the Clippers' penalty but not returned to Indiana. [4] Oladipo has not played in the NBA since April 2023, when he tore his left patellar tendon while with the Miami Heat. [5] The former No. 2 overall pick ruptured the quadriceps tendon in his right knee in 2019 and has not played more than 42 games in an NBA season since then. [6] Oladipo played 26 games last season in the G League with the Wisconsin Herd, averaging 13.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 3.8 assists. [7]
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  1. The Clippers received a $30 million fine and owner Steve Ballmer was suspended from all NBA activities. · Yahoo! Sports
  2. The NBA stripped the Los Angeles Clippers of five first-round draft picks (2029-2033) for violating salary-cap rules tied to Kawhi Leonard. · Yahoo! Sports
  3. Two-time NBA All-Star Victor Oladipo, 34, wrote an open letter to NBA general managers via the Players' Tribune asking for an opportunity to return to the league. · ESPN
  4. The Indiana Pacers' 2029 first-round pick, traded in the Zubac deal, was included in the Clippers' penalty but not returned to Indiana. · Yahoo! Sports
  5. Oladipo has not played in the NBA since April 2023, when he tore his left patellar tendon while with the Miami Heat. · ESPN
  6. The former No. 2 overall pick ruptured the quadriceps tendon in his right knee in 2019 and has not played more than 42 games in an NBA season since then. · ESPN
  7. Oladipo played 26 games last season in the G League with the Wisconsin Herd, averaging 13.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 3.8 assists. · ESPN
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