NBA Punishes Clippers Over Kawhi Leonard Sponsorship Deals
The NBA sanctioned the LA Clippers and suspended owner Steve Ballmer, Gillian Zucker and Lawrence Frank after finding the team helped facilitate Kawhi Leonard's sponsorship deals in a salary cap circumvention case, and Leonard was subsequently traded to the Toronto Raptors.
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| Oct 23, 4:37 PM | sports.yahoo.com | Suns owner Mat Ishbia reacts to Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, Kawhi Leonard saga |
| Oct 21, 10:13 PM | sports.yahoo.com | Why Isn’t Brandon Ingram Playing Tonight? When Clippers Star Might Return After Trade |
| Oct 21, 5:00 AM | nypost.com | Clippers’ franchise curse strikes again as scandal threatens years of misery |
| Oct 20, 11:01 PM | sports.yahoo.com | ‘I Get No Joy in Seeing This’ – Blake Griffin Expresses Sympathy Over Clippers’ Punishment Despite Controversial Exit From Los Angeles |
| Oct 20, 10:36 AM | sports.yahoo.com | Tracy McGrady Backs NBA’s Clippers Punishment: ‘Bad Business’ |
| Oct 20, 7:13 AM | foxnews.com | Former Clippers star warns of team's uphill battle after brutal Kawhi Leonard salary cap punishment |
| Oct 19, 11:23 PM | sportingnews.com | Raptors predicted to trade for $186M rebounding machine to pair with Kawhi Leonard in mega deal |
| Oct 19, 7:58 PM | sports.yahoo.com | Clippers player who will shock NBA world with breakout 2026-27 season |
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- remove 2026-10-20 — removed “Clippers player who will shock NBA world with breakout 2026-27 season”. Generic Clippers breakout-player column, not about the Leonard trade
- retitle 2026-10-20 — retitled. Title states a completed trade the articles do not report.