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NBA bans Clippers owner, suspends execs for salary cap evasion

The NBA imposed unprecedented sanctions on the LA Clippers, suspending owner Steve Ballmer and banning five future draft picks.

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Commissioner Adam Silver suspended Clippers owner Steve Ballmer for one year for violating the salary cap rules. [1] The NBA imposed sanctions on the Los Angeles Clippers for a scheme to evade the salary cap involving Kawhi Leonard. [2] The NBA ordered the Los Angeles Clippers to forfeit five first-round draft picks from 2029 to 2033. [3] The NBA imposed a $30 million fine on the Los Angeles Clippers for violating rules against salary cap evasion. [4] Basketball operations president Lawrence Frank was suspended for six months and commercial operations president Gillian Zucker was banned for one year. [5] Clippers basketball operations president Lawrence Frank was suspended for six months by the NBA. [6] The pending trade of Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors, which included acquiring Brandon Ingram, is expected to proceed as the NBA did not void Leonard's contract. [7]
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  1. Commissioner Adam Silver suspended Clippers owner Steve Ballmer for one year for violating the salary cap rules. · Clarín
  2. The NBA imposed sanctions on the Los Angeles Clippers for a scheme to evade the salary cap involving Kawhi Leonard. · Clarín
  3. The NBA ordered the Los Angeles Clippers to forfeit five first-round draft picks from 2029 to 2033. · Clarín
  4. The NBA imposed a $30 million fine on the Los Angeles Clippers for violating rules against salary cap evasion. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
  5. Basketball operations president Lawrence Frank was suspended for six months and commercial operations president Gillian Zucker was banned for one year. · Clarín
  6. Clippers basketball operations president Lawrence Frank was suspended for six months by the NBA. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
  7. The pending trade of Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors, which included acquiring Brandon Ingram, is expected to proceed as the NBA did not void Leonard's contract. · Primera HoraPuerto Rico
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