Clippers docked five first-round draft picks and fined $30m over Kawhi Leonard scandal
by Guardian sport from World news | The Guardian on (#784CW)
Team circumvented salary cap rules to sign star
Owner Steve Ballmer lands one-year ban
The NBA has handed down one of the biggest punishments in the history of the league to the Los Angeles Clippers after finding that the franchise circumvented salary cap rules when it courted Kawhi Leonard as a free agent.
The league has stripped the team of five first-round draft picks, giving the team no natural pick in the draft from 2029 through 2033.
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