NBA Bans Dennis Robertson 5 Years for Salary-Cap Scheme, Fines Clippers $30 Million
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Sep 3
NBA Bans Dennis Robertson 5 Years for Salary-Cap Scheme, Fines Clippers $30 Million
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Sep 3
Summary
Five years bars Dennis Robertson from conducting business with NBA teams or affiliates on behalf of any player or team personnel, extending well beyond his past role with Kawhi Leonard.
The NBA said Robertson helped press the Clippers for improper off-court income opportunities for Leonard through four team-linked companies and failed to report solicitations tied to those deals.
$30 million in fines and the loss of five first-round picks from 2029 to 2033 hit the Clippers in the same ruling, while owner Steve Ballmer and two top executives were suspended.
Leonard was ordered to pay $700,000 but was not suspended and kept his contract, while the Clippers said they strongly reject the findings and plan to challenge the penalties.
The case places one of Leonard's longtime advisers at the center of a broad salary-cap circumvention crackdown and puts the franchise under five years of league monitoring.