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• Knicks sign Mavericks RFA Moussa Cisse to two-year offer sheet

  18-07-2026 21:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 19: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Moussa Cisse #30 of the Dallas Mavericks in action against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on January 19, 2026 in New York City. The Mavericks defeated the Knicks 114-97. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) | Getty Images Many have wondered
  
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• What punishment did the Clippers get? NBA releases full list of penalties

  02-09-2026 23:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NBA came down hard on the Los Angeles Clippers for violating salary cap circumvention rules. The league announced significant penalties and fines for the Clippers organization, owner Steve Ballmer, former star Kawhi Leonard and other team executives in relation to their role in the scandal after releasing the findings of an 11-month independent investigation.A law firm commissioned by the NBA determined the Clippers facilitated alleged "no-show" endorsement deals for Leonard with at least fo
  
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• Read the NBA's investigation of the Clippers, Steve Ballmer, Kawhi Leonard

  02-09-2026 23:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NBA handed down sweeping penalties to Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, team executives, the team and Kawhi Leonard following an investigation. (Getty Images)Here is the NBA’s investigation into allegations the Los Angeles Clippers circumvented the league’s Collective Bargaining Agreement.The NBA handed down sweeping penalties to Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, team executives, the team and Kawhi Leonard following aninvestigation. The Clippers said in a statement that they “
  
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• Clippers 'vehemently reject' NBA's findings, will 'vigorously challenge' penalties

  02-09-2026 23:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Los Angeles Clippers "vehemently reject" the NBA's findings that they circumvented the salary cap with their alleged facilitation of "no-show" endorsement deals for their former star forward Kawhi Leonard, the team said in a statement on Wednesday, Sept. 2.The Clippers' statement came soon after the NBA announced significant punishments for the team, owner Steve Ballmer and Leonard following an 11-month investigation. Here's how the Clippers responded to being fined $30 million and forced to
  
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• 'Biggest punishment in NBA history'? Experts reacts to Clippers' Kawhi penalties

  02-09-2026 23:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Editor's note: Follow along for live updates on the NBA punishments handed out to Kawhi Leonard and the L.A. Clippers.The long NBA investigation into Kawhi Leonard the Los Angeles Clippers came to a conclusion Wednesday when the league issued punishments to the team, several of its executives and the star who was since traded to the Toronto Raptors.Among the long list of punishments, the Clippers will be fined $30 million. They will also lose a substantial access to future talent, giving up five
  
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• LA Clippers fined $30m by NBA over Leonard deal

  02-09-2026 23:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The LA Clippers have been fined $30m (£22.2m) by the National Basketball Association (NBA) for violating salary rules over the acquisition of star player Kawhi Leonard.The Clippers will also have to forfeit five first-round draft picks between 2029 and 2033, while owner Steve Ballmer has been suspended from all league and team activities for 12 months for "knowingly seeking to help Mr Leonard obtain off-court income opportunities".Two-time NBA champion Leonard has been fined $700,000 (&pou
  
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• Pablo Torre, Mark Cuban, others react after NBA punishes the Clippers and Kawhi Leonard in sponsorship scandal

  02-09-2026 23:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NBA came down on Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers hard on Wednesday afternoon. The league announced that it had stripped the Clippers of five first-round draft picks and fined Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, among other things, after it had determined that the team circumvented the salary cap rules. Journalist Pablo Torre, who first unveiled the possible violations on his "Pablo Torre Finds Out" podcast and has been covering developments of the scandal every step of the way
  
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• Read Kawhi Leonard statement on NBA's significant punishments, fines

  02-09-2026 23:12 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NBA star Kawhi Leonard issued a statement on Wednesday, Sept. 2, after the league announced significant punishments for the Los Angeles Clippers and team owner Steve Ballmer.The NBA announced the Clippers circumvented the salary cap with its alleged facilitation of "no-show" endorsement deals for Leonard, their former star forward, the league announced after an 11-month investigation concluded. Here's how the star forward responded.Kawhi Leonard statement on Clippers punishments“
  
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• NBA hammers Clippers, Steve Ballmer for salary cap circumvention as Kawhi Leonard avoids suspension

  02-09-2026 23:10 via cbssports.com
  
  The NBA released the findings of its nearly year-long investigation into salary cap circumvention allegations on Wednesday
  
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• Steve Ballmer suspended one year, Clippers to lose 5 first-round picks in Kawhi Leonard endorsement scandal

  02-09-2026 23:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Facing a mountain of evidence, the NBA had to bring the hammer down hard on Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and the Clippers in the salary cap circumvention case involving Kawhi Leonard and former team sponsor Aspiration, among others. If not, 29 other team owners would have gotten the message that the price for circumventing the salary cap was worth it.Adam Silver has thrown the book at Ballmer and the Clippers. The NBA released its findings and penalties, and it hits the Clippers hard:• The
  
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• NBA hammers Clippers, Steve Ballmer and Kawhi Leonard following investigation

  02-09-2026 22:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Clippers owner Steve Ballmer sits on the sidelines before a game against the San Antonio Spurs at Intuit Dome on March 16. (Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times)The NBA handed down sweeping penalties to Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, team executives, the team and Kawhi Leonard following an investigation into allegations the group circumvented the league’s Collective Bargaining Agreement.The Clippers said in a statement that they “vehemently reject the NBA’s findings” and v
  
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• Clippers docked five first-round draft picks and fined $30m over Kawhi Leonard scandal

  02-09-2026 22:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kawhi Leonard signed for the Clippers in 2019. Photograph: Matt Slocum/APThe NBA has handed down one of the biggest punishments in the history of the league to the Los Angeles Clippers after finding that the franchise circumvented salary cap rules when it courted Kawhi Leonard as a free agent.The league has stripped the team of five first-round draft picks, giving the team no natural pick in the draft from 2029 through 2033.The NBA also fined the Clippers $30m, and suspended owner Steve Ballmer
  
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• NBA crushes Clippers for Kawhi Leonard scandal with 5 first-round picks stripped, and more

  02-09-2026 22:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 28: Owner Steve Ballmer of the Los Angeles Clippers congratulates Kawhi Leonard #2 after his 55-point game to win 112-99 against the Detroit Pistons at Intuit Dome on December 28, 2025 in Inglewood, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images) | Getty Images The NBA&rsq
  
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• NBA fines Clippers $30M, drops hammer on Steve Ballmer, Kawhi Leonard: Live updates

  02-09-2026 22:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NBA has dropped the hammer on Steve Ballmer, Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers. And now, the Toronto Raptors must assess what they will do next.A league-backed investigation that spanned 11 months concluded the Clippers circumvented the salary cap with its alleged facilitation of "no-show" endorsement deals for Leonard, their former star forward, the NBA announced Wednesday, Sept. 2 in a news release.The Clippers are being fined a staggering $30 million, and the team will forfeit fi
  
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• NBA announces big penalties for Clippers, Steve Ballmer and Kawhi Leonard

  02-09-2026 22:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NBA has dropped the hammer on Steve Ballmer, Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers. And now, the Toronto Raptors must assess what they will do next.A league-backed investigation that spanned 11 months concluded the Clippers circumvented the salary cap with its alleged facilitation of "no-show" endorsement deals for Leonard, their former star forward, the NBA announced Wednesday, Sept. 2 in a news release.The Clippers are being fined a staggering $30 million, and the team will forfeit fi
  
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• NBA strips Clippers of 5 first-round draft picks, fines Steve Ballmer $30M in Kawhi Leonard salary cap circumvention probe

  02-09-2026 22:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NBA has stripped the Los Angeles Clippers of five first-round draft picks and fined owner Steve Ballmer $30 million at the conclusion of its probe into allegations that All-Star Kawhi Leonard received impermissible benefits during his tenure with the team in violation of the league’s salary cap.The league is also fining Leonard $700,000.The NBA announced the decision Wednesday. The Clippers will be stripped of first-round picks in the 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, and 2033 NBA Drafts.Leonard
  
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• Feds, NBA investigating Daktronics amid alleged Kawhi Leonard, Clippers no-show sponsor deals

  02-09-2026 21:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Securities and Exchange Commission has opened an investigation into scoreboard manufacturer Daktronics on Wednesday in relation to an alleged sponsorship deal the company had with Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard. Daktronics acting CFO Howard Atkins revealed the investigation on an earnings call on Wednesday, and said they have received requests for information from the NBA. Specifics of the SEC's investigation are not yet known. It marks the first public acknowledgement that the
  
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• Several current, former Knicks ball out in FIBA World Cup Qualifiers

  02-09-2026 21:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MAR DEL PLATA, ARGENTINA - AUGUST 27: Jose Alvarado of Puerto Rico looks on during the FIBA World Cup 2027 Americas Qualifiers Group F game between Argentina and Puerto Rico at Polideportivo Islas Malvinas on August 27, 2026 in Mar del Plata, Argentina. (Photo by Micaela Rostom/FIBA via Getty Images) | FIBA via Getty Images I know it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but I do really love international basketball. Really, I love all forms of national-team events. It’s the reason I wa
  
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• Cavs announce training camp destination for 2026-27 season

  02-09-2026 21:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DETROIT, MI - MAY 17: Donovan Mitchell #45 and Jarrett Allen #31 of the Cleveland Cavaliers talk during the game against the Detroit Pistons during Round Two Game Seven of the 2026 NBA Playoffs on May 17, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo
  
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• Kawhi Leonard investigation draws SEC interest in Daktronics

  02-09-2026 20:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and NBA have each reached out to scoreboard manufacturer Daktronics, seeking information about the company’s dealings with Kawhi Leonard.This comes as the findings of the NBA-backed investigation into Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers concerning alleged salary cap circumvention still have not been announced.Howard Atkins, acting chief financial officer of Daktronics, disclosed the development Wednesday, Sept. 2 in an earnings call and said th
  
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• SEC looking into Kawhi Leonard's endorsement deal with Daktronics as NBA probe continues

  02-09-2026 20:49 via cbssports.com
  
  Daktronics' CFO confirmed this week that the Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking information
  
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• Stephon Castle and Luke Kornet win Dunk and Block of the Year

  02-09-2026 20:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  May 20, 2026; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) dunks over Oklahoma City Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein (55) during the second quarter during game two of the western conference finals for the 2026 NBA playoffs at Paycom Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect The 2025-26 season is behind us, and every one is looking forward to 2026-27, where the Spurs will be the reigning Western Conference Champions with so
  
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• Cavs sign former second-round pick

  02-09-2026 19:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  VITORIA-GASTEIZ, SPAIN - DECEMBER 17: Khalifa Diop of Kosner Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz lines up for a free throw during the EuroLeague Regular Season Round 16 match between Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz and AS Monaco at Fernando Buesa Arena on December 17, 2025 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. (Photo by Ion Alcoba Beitia/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Cleveland Cavaliers are in a tough salary cap position. Because they’re hard-capped at the first apron after completing the sign-and-trade for Peyton
  
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• Brooklyn Nets to host ‘Swamp Dragons Night’ during 2026-27 ‘Era’ series

  02-09-2026 19:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Taylor Swift had the “Eras Tour.” Now, the Brooklyn Nets have “Era Nights.”For Nets fans of all ages, Barclays Center is becoming a celebration of the franchise’s past, present and future in the coming season with six different celebrations. The biggest surprise? The Nets will host Swamp Dragons Night on January 29, 2027, when they face the Los Angeles Clippers at Barclays Center. The event is part of the Nets’ six-night 2026-27 Era Nights series celebrating d
  
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• Steph Curry’s injury situation gets unsettling update as season nears

  02-09-2026 18:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Golden State Warriors’ outlook is always solid when Steph Curry is on the court. Unfortunately, Curry might not be on the court as often as Warriors fans want next season. This sentiment stems from a comment that NBC Sports reporter Monte Poole shared during an episode of “Dubs Talk” on Tuesday. “There’s at least some lingering concern about [Curry’s] knee,” Poole said. Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry reacts on the court during the second q
  
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• NBA fines Clippers $30M, penalizes Kawhi Leonard and more after investigation

  02-09-2026 18:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NBA fines Clippers $30M, penalizes Kawhi Leonard and more after investigation originally appeared on NBC Sports BostonThe Los Angeles Clippers were fined $30 million and star player Kawhi Leonard was hit with a $700,000 penalty by the NBA on Wednesday for violating salary cap circumvention rules.The league came down hard on the organization after a nearly year-long investigation.Owner Steve Ballmer has been suspended for one year, president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank has been suspen
  
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• NBA Offseason News/Trade/Free Agent Rumors 2026: Curry has extension options, Sabonis available

  02-09-2026 18:48 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  With the signings of Klay Thompson, Peyton Watson and James Harden completed (well, Harden has yet to put pen to paper, but it's coming), actual NBA news has slowed to a trickle as we enter September. That will ramp up in the coming weeks, but here are some news and notes from things still happening.Curry extension optionsStephen Curry has made it clear he intends to spend his career in the Bay Area, signing an extension with the Warriors.The only questions now: When and for how much? As for the
  
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• Jaylen Brown set to enter first Sixers season with ‘kill' mentality

  02-09-2026 18:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jaylen Brown set to enter first Sixers season with ‘kill' mentality originally appeared on NBC Sports PhiladelphiaWhat has happened since July 1, the day the Sixers made the blockbuster move to acquire Jaylen Brown from their conference rival, Boston Celtics?A lot of questions have been raised over the past two months about his relationship with the Celtics and, more importantly, his former teammate of nine seasons, six-time All-Star, Jayson Tatum. On August 6, Brown held his introductory
  
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• Noah Clowney comes close to NBA ID Award

  02-09-2026 18:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 21: Ja'Kobe Walter #14 of the Toronto Raptors dunks the ball against Noah Clowney #21 of the Brooklyn Nets during the third quarter at Barclays Center on December 21, 2025 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Pamela Smith/Getty Images) | Getty Images Noah Clowney a
  
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• Warriors fan survey: How much longer will Steph Curry play?

  02-09-2026 17:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 17: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors reacts to a three-point shot against the Phoenix Suns during the second half of an NBA play-in tournament game at Mortgage Matchup Center on April 17, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Suns defeated the Warriors 111-96. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christia
  
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