The NBA Actually Dropped THE HAMMER On Steve Ballmer And The Clippers

Dan and Grant react to the NBA laying the SMACKDOWN on the Los Angeles Clippers for circumventing the salary cap by facilitating sponsorship payments to Kawhi Leonard. CHAPTERS BELOW.

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CHAPTERS⤵️
0:00 - INTRO
2:02 - Is the Clippers’ punishment surprising?
6:57 - Did Kawhi Leonard deserve a harsher punishment?
11:27 - The Clippers’ argument came back to bite them
17:27 - The Clippers’ letter to Adam Silver
26:34 - Long-term ramifications for other NBA teams
30:52 - People were wrong about Pablo Torre
34:42 - Will the Kawhi trade now go through?
36:03 - What happened with the ESPN report?
38:41 - Where do the Clippers go from here?
42:13 - Kawhi Leonard’s legacy
46:02 - There’s more to come

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