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Clippers Hit Hard by NBA Penalties | Odessa News
The NBA just dropped a blockbuster penalty on the LA Clippers: owner Steve Ballmer’s suspended for a year, five draft picks forfeited, and Kawhi Leonard fined $700K after a probe revealed alleged salary cap violations. Basketball president Lawrence Frank is banned six months, business president Gillian Zucker suspended a year — all stemming from claims the team helped Leonard secure off-court deals that skirted league rules. Leonard’s camp insists he had no knowledge of any wrongdoing. Despite denials and accusations of bias, Commissioner Adam Silver called it “flagrant violations,” and the…
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