The NBA has slapped the Los Angeles Clippers with extensive penalties after uncovering a scheme designed to sidestep the league’s salary‑cap rules. By routing money through off‑court endorsement deals and other income streams, the club allegedly funneled funds to star guard Kawhi Leonard, enabling a future contract that would violate cap limits. The sanctions include a hefty fine, loss of draft picks, and a temporary ban on the team’s front‑office staff from participating in league business. This move underscores the league’s tightening grip on financial fairness and signals a warning to other franchises about creative, but illegal, revenue‑generation tactics.
The NBA on Wednesday announced sweeping sanctions against the Los Angeles Clippers for what the league said was an intentional effort to circumvent its salary cap by funneling money to star player Kawhi Leonard through endorsement opportunities and other income in order to sign him in 2024. The Clippers initiated "off-court income opportunities" between Leonard...
