NBA suspends Clippers owner Steve Ballmer for one year
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 2, 2026, 9:06 PM
Last updated Sep 2, 2026

The NBA suspended Clippers owner Steve Ballmer for one year on Wednesday. The league concluded that the team bypassed salary cap regulations to provide Kawhi Leonard with millions of dollars in additional payments. This decision followed a year-long investigation led by the New York law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. The league released a 36-page summary detailing the investigators' findings regarding the financial misconduct. The report indicates that Ballmer personally participated in the effort to circumvent league compensation limits. The Clippers now face official league sanctions following these findings.
- •NBA suspended Steve Ballmer for one year on September 2, 2026.
- •The Clippers were found to have bypassed salary cap rules.
- •Payments were made to Kawhi Leonard exceeding league-allowed compensation.
- •A 36-page report from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz details the findings.
- •The investigation into the matter lasted nearly one year.
- 9:06 PMYahoo Sports — Read the NBA’s Report on the Clippers, Kawhi Leonard, and Aspiration
"The league found the Clippers illegally went around the salary cap.
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