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NBA commissioner Adam Silver said clear evidence must be found that the Clippers violated salary cap rules for owner Steve Ballmer to be punished.

Clippers owner Steve Ballmer denied circumventing NBA salary cap rules in an ESPN interview, saying he didn't know any details of Kawhi Leonard's deal with Aspiration Partners.

The salary cap limits what teams can spend on player payroll. The number is determined based on a percentage of projected income for the upcoming year.

Making the NBA All-Star Game interesting has been a constant challenge for commissioner Adam Silver. Here's the new format for the 2026 edition at the Intuit Dome in L.A.

Clippers star Kawhi Leonard was paid millions to do no work for a tree-planting company as a way for the team to circumvent the NBA salary cap, an investigative journalist alleged.

Lakers owner Jeanie Buss and GM Rob Pelinka traveled to Poland to support star guard Luka Doncic of Slovenia in the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 tournament.

Ex-NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas and sports talk show veteran Skip Bayless have made news lately for reasons they would rather forget. Now they'll join in a podcast.

A one-of-one card featuring Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan, their signatures and pieces of their game-worn jerseys will shatter the sales price record for basketball cards when auction closes Saturday.

Former Lakers guard Malik Beasley is no longer a target of the federal gambling investigation that his attorney says harmed his reputation and cost him millions.

John Wall's electrifying NBA career was derailed because of injuries, but he will move from the court to the broadcast booth for Prime Video's first NBA season.