On September 2, the NBA punished the Los Angeles Clippers for circumventing the salary cap through some fishy endorsement deals for Kawhi Leonard, including one with the bankrupt Aspiration. The league fined the franchise $30 million and stripped it of its first-round picks from 2029 through 2033.

An agreed-upon trade to send Kawhi Leonard from the Clippers to the Toronto Raptors remains “on track to be completed” now that NBA’s investigation is complete.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NBA imposed a sweeping punishment against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday for violating salary cap circumvention rules, suspending owner Steve Ballmer for one year, fining the team $30 million and forcing it to forfeit five draft picks.

The Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers rivalry will always be going. After the Clippers were punished, ESPN's Shams Charania reported Kawhi Leonard had no idea, this Lakers insider is not believing it for one second.