HAMMERED: LA Clippers & Kawhi Leonard Punished—NBA Drops 5-Pick BOMBSHELL
Locked On NBA – Daily Podcast On The National Basketball Association
- Published
- September 2, 2026
- Duration
- 29:36
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Sep 27, 2026
Discusses basketball.
Summary
Los Angeles Clippers hit with a modern-day NBA “death sentence” as cap circumvention penalties strip away five first-round picks and sideline owner Steve Ballmer for a year. Is the Clippers curse back in full force—and what future is left after losing a decade’s worth of assets for just one Western Conference Finals run? Tony East and Nick Angstadt dissec…
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Los Angeles Clippers hit with a modern-day NBA “death sentence” as cap circumvention penalties strip away five first-round picks and sideline owner Steve Ballmer for a year. Is the Clippers curse back in full force—and what future is left after losing a decade’s worth of assets for just one Western Conference Finals run? Tony East and Nick Angstadt dissect every angle, from the severe punishment's impact on franchise direction, to Kawhi Leonard’s shockingly light $700,000 fine, and Uncle Dennis’
Themes
- basketball