NBA suspends Clippers owner Ballmer, fines team $30M, Kawhi Leonard $700K in cap circumvention casehttps://www.npr.org/2026/09/02/nx-s1-5954825/nba-suspends-clippers-owner-ballmer-fines-team-30m-kawhi-leonard-700k-in-cap-circumvention-case
Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer was suspended for one year by the NBA, and the team was ordered to pay $30 million for violating salary cap circumvention rules in a case involving Kawhi Leonard.
