NBA suspends Steve Ballmer one year over Kawhi Leonard endorsement deal scandal

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NBA has suspended Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer for one year following an investigation into a $28 million endorsement deal involving star player Kawhi Leonard. The league also fined the Clippers $30 million and stripped the team of five future draft picks as part of broader penalties. A 35-page report commissioned by the NBA and prepared by law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz found that Ballmer's prior public denials of the team's involvement were 'inaccurate at best' and 'clearly false.' Ballmer had stated in a September ESPN interview that the Clippers had no role in the deal, which involved no actual endorsement activity. The scandal centers on allegations of corruption tied to the endorsement arrangement and the team's arena jumbotron operations.

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