NBA suspends Steve Ballmer for 1 year, fines L.A. Clippers $30M over salary-cap scheme

Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, center, at a game inside Staples Center in 2018. (GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota) The NBA dropped the hammer on Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer on Wednesday, suspending the former Microsoft CEO from all league and team activities for one year and fining the franchise $30 million following a year-long investigation into illegal salary-cap circumvention involving star forward Kawhi Leonard. The sweeping sanctions mark one of the most severe pu