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Is the Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard punishment the NBA’s harshest ever?

The NBA has dropped the hammer on the Los Angeles Clippers. After a yearlong investigation into salary-cap circumvention involving Kawhi Leonard, the league is stripping the Clippers of five first-round picks and fining owner Steve Ballmer $30 million, according to ESPN’s Shams C.

Curated by Brimstone Editorial Desk · Source: NY Post ·
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from NY Post says: The NBA has dropped the hammer on the Los Angeles Clippers. After a yearlong investigation into salary-cap circumvention involving Kawhi Leonard, the league is stripping the Clippers of five first-round picks and fining owner Steve Ballmer $30 million, according to ESPN’s Shams C.

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  • Primary source: NY Post
  • Published: Sep 2, 2026, 9:06 PM UTC
  • Coverage area: Politics
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