LA Clippers fined $30m for salary rule breach in acquiring Leonard
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What happened
The LA Clippers have been fined $30 million for violating salary cap rules over the acquisition of Kawhi Leonard. After a year-long investigation, owner Steve Ballmer has been suspended from all league and team activities for a year and the Clippers will forfeit first-round draft picks in each of the five years from 2029.
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