Maybe the Clippers Are Just TRASH After All

On September 2, 2026 the NBA fined the Los Angeles Clippers $30 million, took five first-round picks and banned Steve Ballmer for a year. It is the harshest salary cap punishment in league history, and it landed on the richest owner the NBA has. 0:00 The NBA's Harshest Penalty Ever 1:47 A History of Misfortune 3:11 The Donald Sterling Era Begins 6:51 The Scandal That Toppled an Owner 11:28 The Most Expensive What-If in History 16:37 The Tree Planting Fraud Scheme