Silver Says NBA Reviewed Past Cases Before Penalizing Clippers
NBA commissioner says league examined precedent before stripping Los Angeles Clippers of five first-round draft picks over salary cap violations.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league examined similar past cases before deciding to strip the Los Angeles Clippers of five first-round draft picks, according to a report from ESPN.
The penalty stems from findings that the Clippers circumvented the league's salary cap rules, ESPN reported. Silver said the NBA looked at precedent from prior disciplinary actions in comparable situations before determining the punishment for the franchise.
Details of the specific violations and the full scope of the league's investigation were not fully outlined in the available report. ESPN's account did not specify which prior cases the NBA referenced in reaching its decision.
The forfeiture of five first-round picks represents a significant loss of future roster-building assets for the Clippers, though the report did not indicate over what time period the picks would be forfeited.
Silver's comments, as relayed by ESPN, suggest the league sought to ensure consistency with how it has handled past salary cap circumvention cases involving NBA teams.
ESPN did not provide additional comment from the Clippers organization in the excerpt reviewed for this report.
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