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. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

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
18:28 - The Clippers’ letter to Adam Silver
27:35 - Long-term ramifications for other NBA teams
31:53 - People were wrong about Pablo Torre
35:43 - Will the Kawhi trade now go through?
37:04 - What happened with the ESPN report?
39:42 - Where do the Clippers go from here?
43:14 - Kawhi Leonard’s legacy
47:03 - There’s more to come

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