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The Los Angeles Clippers Have Been Stripped of 5 First Round Picks in Kawhi Case (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 month ago by TrippyFocus@lemmy.ml to c/nba@lemmy.world

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The NBA has ruled on the Los Angeles Clippers in for salary cap circumvention investigations on Kawhi Leonard after yearlong probe -- stripping the franchise of 5 first-round picks, issuing a $30 million fine to owner Steve Ballmer and suspensions for Ballmer, Lawrence Frank and Gillian Zucker, sources tell ESPN. Kawhi Leonard will have to pay $700,000 in restitution for improper benefits by the Clippers for his uncle and former business rep, Dennis Robertson.

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[–] TrippyFocus@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

From my understanding the CBA doesn’t give silver the power to suspend players for this so the contract voiding is really the only thing he could’ve done and I think they went a little light on Kawhi so he doesn’t appeal which leaves Ballmer little options to fight this.

It was light enough that Kawhi even admitted people around him (I.e. his uncle) did this which really seals the clippers fate here.