NBA 2026-27

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Lakers selling for $12 billion to Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner (Jared's brother).

[HalfSmokes]

That’s the price to end an SEC investigation

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Shams:

BREAKING: The NBA has ruled on the Los Angeles Clippers in for salary cap circumvention investigations on Kawhi Leonard after yearlong probe -- stripping the franchise of 5 first-round picks, issuing a $30 million fine to owner Steve Ballmer and suspensions for Ballmer, Lawrence Frank and Gillian Zucker, sources tell ESPN.

Kawhi Leonard will have to pay $700,000 in restitution for improper benefits by the Clippers for his uncle and former business rep, Dennis Robertson. No contract void or suspension for Leonard. And Robertson -- who was fired by Leonard in June -- is being banned by the NBA from all business dealings.

[bluestreak]

Holy Crap. Pablo Torre for the win.

[HalfSmokes]

First pick lost is 2029. I wonder if Baller goes Al Davis and sues

[imref]

10 first round picks, two swaps, and SGA for Leonard.

Even the Browns front office couldn’t pull off this level of incompetence.

[varoadking]

I wonder if Baller goes Al Davis and sues

That would seem to be an excessive punishment...it's not like they bet on games or anything...

[HalfSmokes]

One of the reasons that no one spends anymore is the draft penalty associated with the second apron- does Ballmer say freak it and live in the second apron when teams are shedding players to stay below?

[imref]

First pick lost is 2029. I wonder if Baller goes Al Davis and sues

the team says they are going to fight the penalty

[Count Walewski]

A brutal gangland-style execution of the Clippers. They took a team that already sucked and condemned them to suck again for the next decade. Cruel and unusual punishment IMO.

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Funniest response I saw today said that Leonard is now heading to LSU