NBA strips Clippers of five draft picks over hidden Kawhi Leonard payments
Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- The NBA said the Los Angeles Clippers evaded the salary cap through hidden payments to Kawhi Leonard.
- The league took five first-round draft picks from the team, covering 2029 through 2033, and fined the Clippers $30 million and Leonard $700,000.
The NBA has imposed one of its harshest penalties on the Los Angeles Clippers, stripping the franchise of five first-round draft picks after ruling that it circumvented the salary cap through hidden payments to Kawhi Leonard.
The picks cover the 2029 through 2033 drafts. The league also fined the Clippers $30 million and imposed a $700,000 fine on Leonard.
The sanctions followed the NBA’s announcement that the team had evaded the league’s salary restrictions through undisclosed payments to the star player.
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Originally published by Proceso Digital in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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