The NBA's rulings are final -- there is no formal appeal or arbitration process available to the Clippers with the league. LA's only outlet to fight the punishment is in court.
Dear Microsoft, when I hit the Windows Start menu key and start typing a word to autocomplete a search, I never, ever, EVER want it to return results of something not on my computer. Ever. Like, ever, ever, never.
Whenever Russell Westbrook was involved, neither team was ever out of the game.
As an opponent, he was the guy you wanted to have the ball at the end of games because you know he'd miss.
He was the most inefficient star player in NBA history, but he made up for it by being terrible on defense.
He will not be missed.