The Los Angeles Clippers have a lot of damage control to do regarding their reputation as a franchise. But the embarrassing Kawhi Leonard saga that cost them five first-round picks is not the only public relations hit they took in 2026.
The results of the NBA’s investigation into Steve Ballmer and the Los Angeles Clippers have reverberated around the NBA. Last week, the NBA concluded its
Lost in the discussion surrounding the L.A. Clippers following their historic punishment is the long-term ramifications of the Kawhi Leonard debacle. In some ways, they got off easier than many might expect even despite losing five personal picks.
The Clippers have had better weeks. But eventually they will have to get back to playing basketball, and when they do, a couple of familiar faces to Cavaliers fans could have significant roles.
How many of the players to score the most points in one game for each NBA team in the 2025-26 season can you name in five minutes?
The Los Angeles Clippers were hit with an enormous punishment for salary cap circumvention earlier this week. The NBA concluded that the Clippers had violated salary cap rules when they signed Kawhi Leonard to an extension in 2021.
The regular season is important, but NBA legends are made in the playoffs. More specifically, it's the Finals where the all-time greats have built their otherworldly reputations.
The NBA may have delivered one of the harshest punishments in league history to the Los Angeles Clippers. But many believe it was only a slap on the wrist for Kawhi Leonard.
David Stern bringing the hammer down on the Minnesota Timberwolves in the late ’90s didn’t become the example Adam Silver might be making the LA Clippers. The Milwaukee Bucks, champions of the 2021 NBA season, rebuilding without Giannis Antetokounmpo, and under a new head coach, suddenly find themselves staring down an uncertain future.
The NBA just dropped the hammer on the LA Clippers, but Kawhi Leonard may be walking away from the fallout with something far more valuable than a clean slate.
Steve Ballmer’s suspension is the clearest sign yet that the NBA is willing to punish even its most powerful owners. On Sept. 2, the league suspended the Clippers owner for one year after an independent investigation found multiple salary-cap circumvention violations involving Kawhi Leonard.
The Los Angeles Clippers are in a state of panic right now, following the NBA’s ruling in the cap-circumvention scandal. With the franchise forced to give up five first-round picks (along with $30 million), the Clippers have been set back by a decade, with many experts labeling the penalties as a “death sentence” for team-building.
Chris Paul’s final season with the Los Angeles Clippers was expected to be a special return for one of the best players in team history. Instead, it ended
Typically, the path to the NBA for most players is to spend at least a season in college to get high-level basketball and important development under their belts.
A $30 million fine, five stripped first-round picks, and a one-year suspension. Those figures now become the penalties for the Los Angeles Clippers, with two iconic NBA players offering their thoughts on whether it was appropriate for the crime.
Ben Simmons is back in the NBA, but ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith has strongly criticized his return. The former All-Star has joined the Sacramento Kings on a one-year deal worth around $3.5 million. On ESPN’s First Take, Smith spoke about Simmons’ career and his fall from being one of the NBA’s most talented young players.
The future Hall of Famer finally broke the silence on his exit.
Draymond Green has responded to criticism of the NBA’s $30 million fine for LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer. Some people felt the fine was too small because Ballmer is extremely rich.
Ben Simmons turned 30 on July 20, which in the NBA is a relatively quiet time since most of the major offseason moves are completed and the summer leagues are concluded.
So much for Adam Silver going soft on his wealthiest and most influential owner.
In the wake of the NBA’s historic sanctions against the Los Angeles Clippers for salary cap circumvention involving Kawhi Leonard, it was finally Charles Barkley’s turn to speak out.
Reports have suggested that Kawhi Leonard had no knowledge of the salary cap circumvention the Los Angeles Clippers engaged in to pay him. One former NBA star isn’t buying it.
There appears to be minimal overlap between J. Cole fans and supporters of the Los Angeles Clippers. The Grammy Award winner was performing Friday as part of his ongoing “Fall-Off” world tour at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.
Chris Paul has opened up about the bleak truth he learned following his unceremonious exit from the Los Angeles Clippers organization. Paul signed with the Clippers for the 2025-26 season in what was supposed to be the swan song of his 21-year NBA career.
The Los Angeles Clippers are, without a doubt, a sizzling hot mess right now. Following the conclusion of the Kawhi Leonard controversy, they are staring at a pretty bleak present and future as a team.
The Clippers are now without Leonard and five years of first-round picks. That will leave plenty of fans furious over his tenure that never even involved a trip to the NBA Finals.
Simmons is officially back in the NBA after agreeing to a one-year deal with the Sacramento Kings.
A year-long investigation found that the Los Angeles Clippers and owner Steve Ballmer skirted the NBA's salary-cap rules to pay Leonard more money than they were allowed to do over a period stretching all the way back to 2020.
There's little doubt that the Los Angeles Clippers broke NBA rules by helping Kawhi Leonard land lucrative secret endorsement deals. There's also little doubt that their dishonesty led to bigger penalties.
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