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Pacers Pick Owed To LA Clippers To Be Forfeited In Leonard Punishment

The league said an 11-month investigation found salary-cap circumvention, leading to suspensions for Steve Ballmer and executives plus five lost first-round picks.

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A draft pick that the Indiana Pacers sent to the LA Clippers back in February will be stripped as punishment in the Kawhi Laonrd cap circumvention saga.
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[Sports Chosun Reporter Ryu Dong-hyeok] An unprecedented disciplinary action has been handed down. The LA Clippers have been fined $30 million (approximately 40.8 billion won). It is a massive punishment that includes the stripping of five first-round draft picks and a one-year suspension for Steve Ballmer. Leading U.S. media outlets reported this information simultaneously on the 3rd (KST). Over the course of about a year, the NBA office [condu…

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The NBA's investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers and Kawhi Leonard scandal is officially over, and the results are devastating. The league announced that the Clippers and Leonard have been fined for violating the salary cap rules set forth in the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the NBA and the players' association (NBPA). The decision was made based on evidence gathered by an independent investigation conducted by the law firm…

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Forbes broke the news in Jersey City, United States on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.
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