can’t take anything away until the investigation is over

it’s literally that simple. and for those complaining about how long the investigation is taking - it’s a big deal and they have to get it right. They’re up against Steve fucking Ballmer

it also wasn’t even their pick 

I know the trade isn’t official but It’s insane that they were allowed to trade him before the investigation was over. I get the Rozier thing because the FBI stepped in and said to resume as normal but this was an on-going NBA investigation into the Clippers and Kawhi and the fact that the Clippers were allowed to shop him around before a ruling is actually ridiculous lol

Leave the clippers alone

Their mere existence as the clippers is punishment enough

It wasn’t their pick, it was the Pacers that they traded for.

If you take the Pacers pick then who do you give it to

If the Pacers get the pick back does Zubac go back to the Clippers? What about Marhurin?

It just wouldn’t work logically

You can’t punish someone until after you finish investigating them. That’s the whole point.

They aren’t going to issue penalties before the investigation is over. That doesn’t make any sense.

They didn’t have their own pick in this draft anyway, they had the Pacers pick. They can only be stripped of their own picks. Learn the rules before you complain about them. 

What happens if the Clippers lose their picks but the Celtics have their picks??

Ask the average fan if they care. Not taking sides at all, they do deserve to be taken down.

The draft pick was from aquired from the Zubac trade. Zubac isn’t a character in this investigation

The Clippers punishment should be to be the Clippers for another 100 years.

Maybe Wagler will be this year’s Risacher

They didn’t make their own pick - they made a pick gotten in trade from the pacers. If they lose picks it will be their own picks, not the picks from other teams they trade for

they technically didnt have their draft picks this season, they had the pacers

Bro what? They’re still investigating. Plus they used the pick they got from Indiana. At least be informed if you’re going to bitch

Yet….the key word is they haven’t been punished in anyway yet. In fact. In anticipation of said punishment I believe the Clippers loaded up on draft picks to soften the eventual brunt thats coming.

The Clippers didn’t have their own pick in this draft anyways. It doesn’t matter when the picks are taken. You want immediate results but the League has an obligation to get it right or the Clippers and Players Association will sue. They can’t rush it just to satisfy fans.

Who cares, they are a cursed franchise, it aint helping them

Basketball god will take care of it. Whoever they draft is already a bust in my eyes (unless he’s traded then he’s a future super star)

They completely fucked OKC

LA teams Dodging the salary cap to try to buy wins? What?! No way!

Ballmer money 🤑

It’s the nba, it’s not that serious of league.

If Trading Kawhi wasn’t obvious self-incrimination I don’t know what is. I say that realizing it was a good time for them to trade him with his showing of old later this past season coupled with the organization going the wrong direction, thus selling high. But, all parties involved are clearly guilty of something

They literally didn’t even have their own pick to lose. Pacers’ pick. At least roast them for the right thing.

You have to go through the entire investigation before you start handing out punishments. I don’t know if those investigations are being done correctly but they take a lot longer than people on this sub seem to think. You want to make sure you have everything airtight before you start handing out consequences because Ballmer will sue the league into oblivion if there’s something not done to the letter of the contract.

Honestly move them so Seattle as punishment, Seattle gets their team and fuck the clippers

Not just that, but they were GIVEN the PACERS’ pick!

Thanks, Mr. Lawfirm

Fine the clippers 2 draft picks and make ballmer sell the team

Easy, disband the Clippers. Move the Trailblazers to LA. Ballmer pays for Portland to build a new arena. Ballmer pays for a Portland expansion bid. Ballmer pays, for a term of not less than ten years, the fair market salary of (1) musician to follow LA Trailblazers owner Tom Dundon with a tuba.

Adam Silver is a weak commissioner and yes man

How many dumbasses are on this sub lol

It was the Pacers pick.

Silver is a baby back bitch.

This is where we find out if Silver has a spine or not. This is now on a platter for him to go after Ballmer.

If he cowers here, I’m done with the NBA until they get rid of him.

Adam silver feels like he knows this all along

They have the money to do whatever they want. 

There couldn’t ever be enough fan backlash to punish someone that rich. 

And yet the Heat get a measly second round pick for the league withholding knowledge of an active investigation into Rozier’s gambling. Yeah my faith in the leadership of the nba is at an all time low

I mean the pick they had was from the pacers and their pick already went to the Thunder.

I’m amazed at how bad we sucked while cheating.

You’re mad that the NBA didn’t punish the Clippers before the investigation was completed? This sub is fucking brain dead sometimes 

There’s nothing the league can really do as far as penalizing the Clippers because it seems like Kawhi’s camp took advantage of Steve Ballmer with these shady demands (if true). To be honest Lawrence Frank should be GM of the year for drafting Keaton Wagler & moving off of Leonard.

Kawhi Leonard should be banned from the NBA moving forward. 

Balmer is paid up with the right people 

Lakers fan can’t be complaining

Agree. Absolutely insane

I’m a normal nba fan and I could care less about this. Tbh I’d be annoyed did the Kawhi trade fell through or he got suspended and we missed out on what looks like a pretty fun defensive team. Idk it was just so long ago I don’t really care to see them punished especially if it’s gonna ruin basketball games. 

Not only that, they got the highest possible pick they couldve gotten, clearly a gift from Silver for Ballmer feeling embarrassed 

This story has been a nothing burger from the start. The moment I saw Redditors saying how Ballmer and Kawhi were gonna be absolutely gobsmacked I knew this would go no where as Redditors are largely over reactive sycophants with no actual basis in reality 

It’s not about what you know it’s about what you can prove and none of you armchair legal minds seem to understand that.

Edit: thank you Redditors for proving my point. The whole phrase of armchair legal minds really threw you lot for a loop. I’m obviously talking about in basketball terms and you getting so semantically hung up on my phrase is making MY point that you lot are idiots