NBA just sent a warning to every billionaire owner with Kawhi Leonard ruling

The NBA’s $30 million penalty was aimed at the Clippers. The five missing first-round picks were a warning to every billionaire owner like Steve Ballmer. By hammering Los Angeles for circumventing the salary cap through off-court opportunities for Kawhi Leonard, the NBA did more than punish one franchise. It drew a boundary around one of...

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