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.
Update: after trading away a defensive linemen and a cornerback in a two separate trades today and having two additional roster spots, the Chargers pivoted and kept veteran safety Tony Jefferson on their 53-man roster.
Chargers center Tyler Biadasz is out indefinitely after suffering damage to his ACL and additional injuries to his left knee during Tuesday’s joint practice against the 49ers, per @rapsheet and me.
Biadasz will meet with more doctors to try to get more clarity.
#Chargers C Tyler Biadasz, who signed a 3-year, $30M contract this offseason as a free agent, was carted off at practice today during a joint session with the #49ers.