The NBA announced Wednesday an independent investigation found the Los Angeles Clippers engaged in "a pattern of misconduct and multiple significant rules violations" and punished the team, Kawhi Leonard and the seven-time All-Star's previous business manager,

Kawhi Leonard’s $700,000 penalty is just the beginning of the fallout from his NBA salary cap circumvention scandal. The seven-time All-Star issued a carefully crafted public statement, claiming “integrity and respect” as core values while taking responsibility for “lapses in judgment by people within my inner circle.

The Clippers lost Paul George and a haul of picks for nothing. Now they've lost Kawhi Leonard too — and it's cost them even more.