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Clippers Penalty Fallout and Kawhi's Cost | Oklahoma City Thunder News
The NBA threw the book at the LA Clippers for violating salary cap rules to acquire Kawhi Leonard, handing them five future first-round picks and fining owner Steve Ballmer $30 million plus a year-long ban. Top execs Gillian Zucker and Lawrence Frank also took punishment—Zucker out for a year without pay, Frank suspended six months without pay. Kawhi was fined $700K but avoided game penalties. Danilo Gallinari, whose career was upended by the Clippers’ moves, argues Kawhi should repay all off-court earnings to charity, saying his actions reshaped his path. With the investigation closed, the…
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