On September 2, local time, the NBA announced that the Los Angeles Clippers and star Kawhi Leonard were punished for violating the wage cap circumvention rules in the labor agreement. The League's independent investigation determined that the Clippers helped Leonard reach off-court revenue and endorsement arrangements with four companies that do business with the team, including Aspiration Partners, Boingo Wireless, Daktronics, and Lockton Insurance, and pay personal expenses for Leonard and his representatives. The NBA decided to forfeit the Clippers' first-round pick for 5 consecutive years from 2029 to 2033 and fined them 30 million US dollars; team owner Steve Ballmer was banned from participating in league and team affairs for 1 year. Leonard was fined $700,000, and his former brokerage manager Dennis Robertson was banned from doing related business with NBA teams and their affiliates for 5 years.

On September 2, local time, the NBA announced that the Los Angeles Clippers and star Kawhi Leonard were punished for violating the wage cap circumvention rules in the labor agreement. The League's independent investigation determined that the Clippers helped Leonard reach off-court revenue and endorsement arrangements with four companies that do business with the team, including Aspiration Partners, Boingo Wireless, Daktronics, and Lockton Insurance, and pay personal expenses for Leonard and his representatives. The NBA decided to forfeit the Clippers' first-round pick for 5 consecutive years from 2029 to 2033 and fined them 30 million US dollars; team owner Steve Ballmer was banned from participating in league and team affairs for 1 year. Leonard was fined $700,000, and his former brokerage manager Dennis Robertson was banned from doing related business with NBA teams and their affiliates for 5 years.