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cnbc.com
NBA suspends Clippers owner Ballmer for one year in Kawhi Leonard salary cap probe
The NBA on Wednesday said it had suspended Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer for one year as part of a broad array of sanctions on the basketball team and two senior executives for violating the league's salary cap circumvention rules related to star player Kawhi Leonard and four companies that did business with the team. Ballmer "knowingly" sought to help Leonard obtain off-court income opportunities worth millions of dollars, and approved a business deal that Ballmer "knew was a precondition for Aspiration [Partners] to enter into an endorsement agreement with Mr.
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nbcnews.com
NBA suspends Clippers owner for a year, docks team first-round draft picks from Kawhi Leonard probe
In one of the largest basketball-related penalties ever levied against an NBA franchise in the league’s history, the NBA on Wednesday fined the Los Angeles Clippers $30 million and star Kawhi Leonard $700,000, suspended the team’s owner, Steve Ballmer, and two top executives and stripped the franchise of five first-round picks after ruling the team had circumvented the league’s salary cap rules. Ballmer will be suspended from all league and team activities for one year for “knowingly seeking to help Mr. Leonard obtain off-court income opportunities, for approving a business deal that he knew was a precondition for Aspiration to enter into an endorsement agreement with Mr.
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npr.org
NBA suspends Clippers owner Ballmer, fines team $30M, Kawhi Leonard $700K in cap circumvention case : NPR
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer was suspended for one year by the NBA, and the team was ordered to forfeit five first-round draft picks and pay a $30 million fine Wednesday for violating <strong>salary cap circumvention rules</strong> in a ...
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reuters.com
No proof Steve Ballmer funneled money to Kawhi Leonard
Says an earlier report found no proof that Ballmer funneled money to Leonard through team sponsorships.
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espn.co.uk
Clippers' Ballmer aims to dismiss fraud suit over Kawhi Leonard pay
Notes Ballmer denied the fraud allegations in a separate lawsuit and called them false.
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frontofficesports.com
Convicted Fraudster At Center of Clippers Case Cooperated With NBA
Describes the Aspiration co-founder as a convicted fraudster, but does not support the suspension claim itself.
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