Ramona Shelburne

Senior Writer @espn Mamma MoMo on @espnlosangeles Boy Mom • @Stanford Alum • Executive Producer Clipped on @fxnetworks @hulu

[Ramona Shelburne @ramonashelburne]

What if I told you there wasn’t just one tape that brought Donald Sterling down, but hundreds of them? And we have some you’ve never heard before in this five-part @30for30 podcast that drops Tuesday! You can listen to the trailer and subscribe now at https://t.co/Z23Gw1b19R

[Bird’s Eye View @BirdsEyeViewSue]

This week’s episode ft. @paugasol is out NOW 🙌

📺: https://t.co/krHbh3Pe0g

[Alexa Philippou @alexaphilippou]

BREAKING: WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert will be retiring at the end of the calendar year, sources tell ESPN.

[Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42]

CBA rules broken by the Clippers (per NBA):

Affirmatively initiating off-court income opportunities between Mr. Leonard and four companies doing business with the team: Aspiration Partners, Boingo Wireless, Daktronics, and Lockton Insurance;

Facilitating endorsement agreements between these companies and Mr. Leonard;

Inducing the companies to enter into these agreements by offering them business from the team;

Paying personal expenses on behalf of Mr. Leonard and his representatives; and

Failing to report improper solicitations for off-court income opportunities made on Mr. Leonard’s behalf through his then-business manager, Dennis Robertson.

[Justin Russo @FlyByKnite]

Official statement from the LA Clippers on the findings and penalties from the NBA investigation:

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Per NBA: The Clippers shall forfeit five first-round draft picks, one in each of the 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, and 2033 NBA Drafts.

Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is suspended from all league and team activities for one year for knowingly seeking to help Mr. Leonard obtain off-court income opportunities, for approving a business deal that he knew was a precondition for Aspiration to enter into an endorsement agreement with Mr. Leonard, and for his failure to create conditions under which his organization abided by the NBA’s circumvention rules.

Clippers President of Business Operations Gillian Zucker is suspended without pay for one year for being primarily and directly culpable for the impermissible endorsement arrangements and for providing false and misleading statements to investigators.

Clippers President of Basketball Operations Lawrence Frank is suspended without pay for six months for his involvement with the impermissible endorsement arrangements and for approving impermissible expenses incurred by Mr. Leonard and his family.

The Clippers organization and personnel are subject to a compliance and monitoring program overseen by the league office for a period of five years.

[NBA Communications @NBAPR]

The NBA announced today that the LA Clippers and Kawhi Leonard have been penalized for violating the salary cap circumvention rules contained in the league’s Collective Bargaining Agreement with the National Basketball Players Association.

Full Release: https://t.co/EQgxDWSsBp

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

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 and Gillian Zucker, sources tell ESPN.

Kawhi Leonard will have to pay $700,000 in restitution for improper benefits by the Clippers for his uncle and former business rep, Dennis Robertson. No contract void or suspension for Leonard. And Robertson -- who was fired by Leonard in June -- is being banned by the NBA from all business dealings.

[Ramona Shelburne @ramonashelburne]

@CMMSpectrum @Corporate_Greg @ESPNLosAngeles I’m all about an Extravaganza!!

[Ben Bolch @calpostbbolch]

SCOOP: In a massive development, UCLA AD Martin Jarmond is out and Tim Harris is in on a temporary, pro-bono basis as chancellor Julio Frenk seeks a ‘new path forward.’
https://t.co/Clm1MpZVJX

[Erica Donald @EriDon_99]

I let him out the house y’all 🤣 💙🫶🏾

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

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He’s back: Rams star Aaron Donald is coming out of retirement and returning to the Rams on a one-year, $20M deal that with incentives could be worth up to $30M, per @rapsheet and me.

After two seasons away, Donald now will join forces with Myles Garrett, giving the Rams two of the top defensive linemen in NFL history.

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

🚨 🚨 🚨

He’s back: Rams star Aaron Donald is coming out of retirement and returning to the Rams on a one-year, $20M deal that with incentives could be worth up to $30M, per @rapsheet and me.

After two seasons away, Donald now will join forces with Myles Garrett, giving the Rams two of the top defensive linemen in NFL history.

[Ramona Shelburne @ramonashelburne]

@chiney you’re amazing

[Aishwarya Kumar @kumaraishwarya]

I spent past months reporting on this unmissable trend: why daughters of superstar athletes are picking -- and excelling -- at volleyball.

"There's greatness in your blood": How volleyball lured the greatest gathering of athlete daughters

https://t.co/C6i0rocOBx

[Ramona Shelburne @ramonashelburne]

Here’s the relevant section of the family trust from 2006 that’s cited in Jeanie Buss’ filing today:

[Ramona Shelburne @ramonashelburne]

The filing begins, “In the immortal words of Yogi Berra, “It’s like déjà vu all over again.”
Jeanie comes now, unfortunately having once again been forced to seek relief to enforce her parents’ intent and the clear, unequivocal and immutable terms” of the family trust and a 2017 Court Order and Instructions to Co-Trustees Concerning Appointment of Controlling Owner of the Los Angeles Lakers.”

[Ramona Shelburne @ramonashelburne]

In a petition filed in LA Superior Court Wednesday Los Angeles Lakers Controlling owner Jeanie Buss challenged the legitimacy of her five siblings vote to sell the family’s remaining shares in the franchise, arguing that it’s in the best interest of the family trust to “retain an interest sufficient to maintain control and to benefit from the continuously skyrocketing value.” Buss notes that minority owners Dr. Patrick Soon Shiong and Ed Roski have joined her in that decision.

[Ramona Shelburne @ramonashelburne]

In a petition filed in LA Superior Court Wednesday Los Angeles Lakers Controlling owner Jeanie Buss challenged the legitimacy of her five siblings vote to sell the family’s remaining shares in the franchise, arguing that it’s in the best interest of the family trust to “retain an interest sufficient to maintain control and to benefit from the continuously skyrocketing value.” Buss notes that minority owners Dr. Patrick Soon Shiong and Ed Roski have joined her in that decision.

[Alden González @Alden_Gonzalez]

TWG Global, Mark Walter’s holding company, as part of a statement today …

“The Dodgers have the highest revenue in baseball, and it significantly exceeds the team’s obligations to its players.”
https://t.co/3b6QY4pBDF

[Justin Russo @FlyByKnite]

Here at the topping out ceremony for the Los Angeles Sparks’ new training facility, which will open in time for next season.

[David Payne Purdum @DavidPurdum]

In a new court filing, federal prosecutors allege Terry Rozier and a co-conspirator photographed themselves "counting the cash" from an alleged betting scheme involving a March 23, 2023 game that Rozier left early.