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5 min readSteve Ballmer, the billionaire owner of the LA Clippers, reportedly makes $30 million in interest alone on a slow day. That is the exact amount the NBA fined his team for circumventing the salary cap in the Kawhi Leonard recruitment saga. The fine is pocket change. The real punishment—the loss of five first-round draft picks—is what stings. And as the hosts of Locked On NBA Daily discuss, the most striking thing about the fallout is not the penalty itself, but Ballmer’s response: a legal threat against the league and total silence toward the fans who will have to live with the consequences.
The Clippers’ Scandal and the Debt to the Fanbase
The hosts center their discussion on a clip from the Locked On Clippers podcast, where host Darren Vizier argued that the organization owes its fans an explanation. The Clippers were found to have illegally funneled money to Kawhi Leonard’s camp during his 2019 free agency, a violation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The team’s only public statement was a letter from an attorney threatening to sue the NBA. The hosts, West Goldberg, Matt Moore, and Hayes, debate what the franchise owes its supporters.
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What you'll learn
- 1 What Do the Clippers OWE Their Fans After the Kawhi Scandal?
- 2 Main Outline
- 3 (01:41) **Show Intro and Topic Preview** - West Goldberg, Matt Moore, and Hayes introduce the episode's two main segments: Clippers fan fallout and rookie scale extensions
- 4 (02:58) **Do the Clippers Owe Fans Anything?** - Hayes argues the Clippers owe fans a lot but may be legally constrained from speaking if they plan to sue
- 5 (05:38) **Are Fans Actually Mad About the Rule-Breaking?** - The hosts debate whether Clippers fans are upset about the cheating itself or just getting caught
- 6 (07:49) **Hopelessness vs. Shame Among Clippers Fans** - The difference between Astros fans defending their title and Clippers fans facing a bleak future without picks
- 7 (08:36) **Would a Clippers Title Have an Asterisk?** - The hypothetical question of whether a championship won through cap circumvention would be tainted
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Show Notes
What do the Los Angeles Clippers owe their fans after the Kawhi Leonard scandal? Wes Goldberg, Matt Moore and Haize revisit the fallout and debate whether Clippers ownership and the front office need to provide real answers about what happened — and how they plan to recover.
Then, extension season is here. After Amen Thompson landed a five-year, $208 million deal, the guys tackle some of the toughest decisions involving the 2023 NBA Draft class. Is Ausar Thompson worth five years and $130 million? How much should Detroit invest around Cade Cunningham? And what should teams do with Brandon Miller, Anthony Black, Bilal Coulibaly, Cason Wallace, Dereck Lively II, Keyonte George and Jaime Jaquez Jr.?
The guys separate the easy extensions from the contracts that could become major gambles.
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