Silver Says Clippers Needed 'Competitive Consequences' in Salary Cap Case
NBA commissioner says league reviewed similar precedents before stripping Los Angeles Clippers of five first-round draft picks over salary cap violations.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league examined precedents from similar cases before deciding to strip the Los Angeles Clippers of five first-round draft picks, according to ESPN.
The penalty was issued after the league determined the Clippers had circumvented salary cap rules, ESPN reported.
Silver said the league weighed how comparable cases had been handled in the past as it determined the appropriate punishment for the franchise, according to the report.
ESPN reported that Silver indicated the Clippers needed to face what he described as "competitive consequences" as a result of the violations.
Further details on the specific nature of the salary cap circumvention were not included in the available report.
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