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Clippers face sanctions over salary cap breach
The report from the National Basketball Association (NBA) accuses the Los Angeles Clippers of serious violations of salary cap rules, resulting in severe penalties including the loss of five draft picks in the upcoming regular draft and a fine of $30 million. The sanctions also include banning team owner Steve Ballmer from all league and team activities for two years, suspending Chief Operating Officer Jillyan Zooker for one year without pay, and suspending Basketball Operations President Lawrence Frank for six months. The investigation concluded that the team assisted star player Kawhi Leonard in circumventing salary cap regulations through agreements with corporate sponsors linked to the team—an indication of institutional and leadership failures that led to these penalties, underscoring the severity of the misconduct committed.
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