The NBA just dropped a blockbuster penalty on the LA Clippers after they tried to cheat the salary cap — owner Steve Ballmer’s slapped with a $50 million fine, both he and president Gillian Zucker suspended for a year, and basketball ops head Lawrence Frank gets six months off. Plus, five first-round draft picks are gone. It’s a warning shot across the league. The Milwaukee Bucks are now under investigation for allegedly doing the same thing — specifically around Gary Trent Jr.’s massive new contract. The league suspects a backroom deal where Trent took a smaller initial offer knowing he’d get a huge payday later — a classic cap loophole. With the Clippers’ punishment so severe, teams everywhere are sweating. The NBA is sending a clear message: no more bending the rules — fines, suspensions, and draft pick losses are the price of cheating. The era of cap manipulation is over.
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