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Clippers Hit Hard by NBA Penalties | Monroe Louisiana News
The NBA just dropped a blockbuster penalty on the LA Clippers — owner Steve Ballmer’s out for a year, five first-round picks gone, and a $50 million fine slapped on the team. It all stems from accusations of salary cap cheating tied to Kawhi Leonard’s trade. Other execs took hits too: Lawrence Frank banned six months, Gillian Zucker suspended a year. Kawhi himself paid a $700K penalty. The Clippers are furious, calling the probe biased and claiming they’ll fight it in arbitration, insisting they were innocent. The investigation zeroed in on an endorsement deal Leonard had with a now-bankrupt…
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