NBA Imposes Historic Penalties on Clippers and Owner Steve Ballmer
The league handed the Los Angeles Clippers a $30 million fine and suspended owner Steve Ballmer for one year after investigating violations of salary cap regulations. The ruling significantly impacts Kawhi Leonard’s contract situation and the franchise’s future roster decisions.
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The Los Angeles Clippers are in no man's land after punishment from the NBA
Read full article →Clippers fined $30 million as owner Steve Ballmer is suspended for a year following NBA investigation on behind-the-curtain deal
A near-year-long investigation has amounted to a heavy blow to the LA franchise and its owner for an alleged circumvention of league rules.
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Pablo Torre is feeling vindicated — sort of. Back in July, Variety spoke with the trailblazing sports journalist about “Pablo Torre Finds Out,” his engrossing podcast, a mélange of chat show and true-crime docuseries wherein Torre breadcrumbs investigative reporting to his pals, and its monthslong, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation into how the Los Angeles Clippers were […]
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