Clippers docked 5 first-round picks, fined $30M

As a result of the investigation into the Kawhi Leonard signing, the NBA docked the Clippers five first-round picks, fined them $30 million and suspended owner Steve Ballmer for a year. The Clippers plan to challenge the findings "through every avenue."

The top 3

  1. Largest Fines Across All Sports: The McLaren Formula One Racing team received the largest fine in sports history at $100 million in 2007 for spying on Ferrari, while NFL owner Daniel Snyder was fined $60 million in 2020 for workplace misconduct.
  2. Most Impactful Draft Pick Penalties: The SMU Mustangs received the NCAA's 'death penalty' in 1987, canceling two football seasons and stripping 55 scholarships, while the Minnesota Timberwolves were stripped of five first-round picks in 2000 for salary cap circumvention, a penalty similar to the Clippers' recent one.
  3. Major Disciplinary Actions and Consequences: Donald Sterling, former Clippers owner, received a lifetime ban and $2.5 million fine in 2014 for racist comments, leading to the forced sale of the team, while cyclist Lance Armstrong was stripped of seven Tour de France titles and banned for life for doping.

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