Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard acquisition dealt brutal claim after NBA’s punishment

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• Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard acquisition dealt brutal claim after NBA’s punishment

  The Los Angeles Clippers were handed down some harsh punishments for their salary cap circumvention involving Kawhi Leonard. It may go down as one of the biggest punishments in sports, and for the Clippers, they have nothing good to show for all of the mess they got themselves into. Rich Eisen even went out on […] The post Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard acquisition dealt brutal claim after NBA’s punishment appeared first on ClutchPoints.

  Publisher:ClutchPointsArticle published: 2026-09-03 19:11:17 UTC

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• For Clippers fans, NBA’s cap circumvention punishment an all-too-familiar shame

  But as news broke Wednesday afternoon that the NBA had found the Clippers guilty of salary cap circumvention with Kawhi Leonard, text after text reminded him of his fandom fate. “You just feel that they will always be the laughingstock,” Scheer told The Athletic on Thursday. “And as a fan, you’re always fighting that. You remind people they have the (active 15-season) streak of winning seasons. “And then something happens.” Something happened when, according to a year-long investigation by th...

  Publisher:Reddit r/LAClippersArticle published: 2026-09-04 11:05:44 UTC

• Clippers rumors: LA facing ‘reduced TV profile’ as result of Kawhi Leonard scandal

  As if the Los Angeles Clippers do not have enough problems amid the salary-cap circumvention scandal, they are facing another potential blowback to their broadcast plan. The NBA handed down stiff sanctions on the Clippers after the league’s investigation confirmed that the team had illicit deals with a now-defunct sustainability company. The Clippers were fined […] The post Clippers rumors: LA facing ‘reduced TV profile’ as result of Kawhi Leonard scandal appeared first on ClutchPoints.

  Publisher:ClutchPointsArticle published: 2026-09-04 05:12:20 UTC