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[Charania]: BREAKING: The NBA has ruled on the Los Angeles Clippers in for salary cap circumvention investigations on Kawhi Leonard after yearlong probe -- stripping the franchise of 5 first-round picks, issuing a $30 million fine to owner Steve Ballmer and suspensions for Ballmer, Lawrence Frank

[Pablo Torre] You know we’ve been waiting for this day for a year. Accountability for the wealthiest people on Earth is hard to come by. Thank you for believing in the power of independent reporting to accomplish it. (And, yes, more to come.)

Steven Adams - “You guys should anticipate November. The performance of the league, league-wide. GTA is dropping."

BREAKING: Kawhi Leonard’s deal under investigation by the Justice Department

Charles Barkley: "I don't want to be in no fraternity. A bunch of damn loser dudes getting together all the time... Only losers join fraternities."

Adam Silver answers Pablo Torre's question regarding the growing concern that wealthy individuals and entities are using the approval of the NBA to purchase credibility in the eyes of the public (meaning, fans), and whether he plans on changing anything about the due diligence process

[Shanoff] Pablo Torre on the NBA’s Clippers report: “The sensation that I have felt personally is that people have been almost delighted that maybe we can hold the richest people in the world to something resembling a standard of accountability.”

Steven Adams, who has earned $171 million, says he lives in a small studio apartment in Houston and, aside from practice, keeps a sleeping bag in his room for lying down for long periods, spending his time playing video games or plugging a practice guitar into the same amp he’s used for 13 years.

The Paul George for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander trade is now officially the worst trade in American sports history, as it cost the Los Angeles Clippers 10 first round picks, a $30 million fine, and multiple suspension

Tyrese Haliburton says he’s confused how people poorer than him are flying private when it’s expensive even for him, even though he’s currently on a $244 million contract with the Pacers. [Boardroom]