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What penalties could Steve Ballmer and LA Clippers face for salary cap circumvention? Understanding financial implications 




Steve Ballmer and the LA Clippers can be penalised by the NBA after journalist Pablo Torre shed light on some alleged shady transactions between Ballmer and Kawhi Leonard on Tuesday. The exposed exchanges were made to allegedly circumvent the NBA’s salary cap.

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If those transactions turn out to be true, the Clippers could face strict punishment. On Wednesday, CBS reporter Sam Quinn summarised the penalties for cap circumvention in an X post.

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twitter logoNBA penalties for cap circumvention: – Fine of up to $4.5 million for a first offense. – Fine of up to $5.5 million for a second offense. – Loss of one first-round pick. – The possibility of voiding contracts that involved circumvention.

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