Kawhi investigation fallout: How the Clippers' roster is affected
26 verified updates • corroborated by 28 independent sources • tracked since September 2, 2026
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Sep 02, 04:01 PM 2 sources: NY Post (New York), The New York Times
NBA docks Clippers 5 first-round picks, $30 million fine after Kawhi Leonard investigation
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Sep 02, 04:31 PM 7 sources: AP News, CNN, LAist, NY Post (New York), The Guardian, houstonchronicle.com, sports.yahoo.com
Clippers docked 5 first-round draft picks and fined $30 million following Kawhi Leonard probe
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Sep 02, 05:01 PM 8 sources: ABC7 Los Angeles, AP News, Houston Chronicle, NY Post (New York), The Boston Globe, The Guardian, laist.com, seattletimes.com
NBA strips Clippers of 5 first-round draft pics after investigation, fines Steve Ballmer $30 million and Kawhi Leonard $700K
→ Leonard now fined $700K separately
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Sep 02, 05:31 PM 3 sources: NBC News, NPR, NY Post (New York)
NBA suspends Clippers owner for a year, docks team first-round draft picks from Kawhi Leonard probe
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Sep 02, 06:01 PM 4 sources: ESPN, NPR, NY Post (New York), SFGATE
NBA announces punishments for LA Clippers after Kawhi probe
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Sep 02, 06:31 PM 3 sources: ESPN, NPR, NY Post (New York)
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Sep 02, 07:01 PM 2 sources: Front Office Sports, NPR
NBA Finds Clippers Violated Salary Cap, Bans Ballmer For a Year
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Sep 02, 08:31 PM 1 source: NPR
NBA suspends Clippers owner Ballmer, fines team $30M, Kawhi Leonard $700K in cap circumvention case
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Sep 02, 10:01 PM 2 sources: Financial Times, NPR
Steve Ballmer banned by NBA over improper payment to basketball star
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Sep 02, 11:01 PM 1 source: NPR
NBA suspends Clippers owner Ballmer, fines team $30M, Kawhi Leonard $700K in cap circumvention case
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Sep 03, 12:01 AM 3 sources: ESPN, NPR, azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic
NBA punishes Clippers after Kawhi investigation: Top questions
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Sep 03, 01:01 AM 4 sources: BBC News, NPR, USA Today, azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic
NBA fines Clippers $30M, drops hammer on Steve Ballmer, Kawhi Leonard
→ Fine amount now confirmed at $30M.
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Sep 03, 01:31 AM 1 source: Yahoo Sports
The Clippers, Kawhi Leonard and the most damaging swing-and-a-miss in NBA history
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Sep 03, 02:31 AM 1 source: ESPN
NBA punishes Clippers after Kawhi investigation: Top questions
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Sep 03, 04:01 AM 2 sources: Al Jazeera, ESPN
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Sep 03, 04:31 AM 2 sources: Al Jazeera, hoopsrumors.com
Raptors-Clippers Trade Expected To Be Finalized ‘In The Next Couple Of Days’
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Sep 03, 05:31 AM 6 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, Houston Chronicle, LAist, NPR, bostonglobe.com
NBA suspends Clippers owner Ballmer, fines team $30M, Kawhi Leonard $700K in cap circumvention case
→ Trade expected replaced by NBA sanctions on Ballmer and team
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Sep 03, 06:01 AM 6 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, Houston Chronicle, LAist, The Boston Globe, hoopsrumors.com
Raptors-Clippers Trade Expected To Be Finalized ‘In The Next Couple Of Days’
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Sep 03, 07:30 AM 4 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, NBC Sports, NY Post (New York)
Winners and losers from NBA finding, penalties on Clippers, Kawhi Leonard investigation
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Sep 03, 08:30 AM 5 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, ESPN, NY Post (New York), The Boston Globe
NBA punishes Clippers after Kawhi investigation: Top questions
→ Punishment now active, replacing "penalties" with "punishes.
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Sep 03, 09:30 AM 2 sources: LAist, NBC Sports
Winners and losers from NBA finding, penalties on Clippers, Kawhi Leonard investigation
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Sep 03, 02:31 PM 1 source: The New York Times
Who is Gillian Zucker, Clippers exec punished by NBA in Kawhi Leonard investigation?
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Sep 03, 03:01 PM 1 source: ESPN
Kawhi investigation fallout: How the Clippers' roster is affected
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Sep 03, 03:31 PM 2 sources: ESPN, NY Post (New York)
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Sep 03, 04:01 PM 1 source: ESPN
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Sep 03, 04:31 PM 5 sources: Cleveland.com (Ohio), ESPN, Houston Chronicle, NY Post (New York), azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic