Gillian Zucker was Steve Ballmer’s trusted lieutenant. Now she’s at the center of the Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard scandal

Zucker rose from an unpaid minor-league internship to become one of the most powerful women in sports.

Pablo Torre: ESPN was 'fed' story downplaying Clippers owner's role in Kawhi Leonard scandal

Pablo Torre is being crowned this week after his year-long investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers resulted in an historic penalty for the team and its leadership, but he and his staff hit a major bump in the road last month.

Brian Windhorst and Shams Charania break down how the Clippers’ salary cap scandal worked, why Kawhi Leonard escaped and what’s next for Steve Ballmer

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The NBA’s investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers ended with the most severe punishment ever handed down in an American professional sports salary cap case: five forfeited first-round draft picks,

Steve Ballmer banned from attending any NBA games, practices and league events during suspension

Steve Ballmer banned from attending any NBA games, practices and league events during suspension

He threatened Clippers execs. Ballmer signed off in …

Mike Vorkunov: Aspiration co-founder Joe Sanberg threatened to blow up deal when it wasn't yet finalized. He threatened Clippers execs. Ballmer signed off in April 2022, same month Leonard's deal was executed. NBA report said that the explicit link between violates NBA circumvention rules.