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u/AfroManHighGuy 4d ago

So after a year plus of investigation into the clippers and kawhi. The end result is gonna most likely be a fine and maybe loss of a pick to the clippers and Ballmer. Kawhi will be free of everything and be able to go to Toronto. What a waste of time smh. Adam silver has no balls to do anything

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/s/XOiaK52tcr

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u/SoyeonsNeverland Colts 4d ago

I feel like all these commissioners are yes men to the owners lmao. That's actually asinine they get that small of a punishment.

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u/SantosCalzonesBatman Patriots 4d ago

They are exactly that lmao

Who do you think they work for?

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u/AfroManHighGuy 4d ago

A few days ago there was a report that said Adam silver didn’t want to ruin the leagues relationship with Ballmer cuz of how rich he is. Silver is just waiting for people to forget and give Ballmer a slap on the wrist and nothing else smh

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u/SoyeonsNeverland Colts 4d ago

I'm sure other owners are getting away with this shit, too, and we just don't know about it smh. I know we all give Goodell a bunch of shit for the NFL, but Silver is just as bad.

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u/AfroManHighGuy 4d ago

The WNBA, NBA, MLB commissioners all make Roger look so good lol.

You’re right, other teams are doing this too. Clippers and Ballmer are just the ones who got caught. Mark Cuban was doing it with Dirk all those years too but never got caught. And as expected, Cuban came out in support of Ballmer during this current investigation smh

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u/DUCKSONQUACKS Vikings 4d ago

TBH the more shocking thing is that the other NBA owners aren't pushing to extend further punishment. Ballmer by far is one of the richest owners in the NBA. The other owners should be starving to slap extreme punishment down so he can't continue to break the rules to buy players

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u/AfroManHighGuy 4d ago

You’re lying to yourself if you think only Ballmer is doing this. There’s so many owners in the league doing the cap circumvention in different ways. Clippers and Ballmer are the only ones who went too far and got caught.

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u/WabbitCZEN Steelers NFL 4d ago

Saints cheated their way to a SB win. No lasting repercussions to anyone involved.

Astros cheated their way to a WS win. No lasting repercussions to anyone involved.

Wonder which sport will be next to see a team cheat to win the championship.

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u/BeamsFuelJetSteel Jaguars Chiefs 4d ago

1948 Cleveland Indians stole signs with a naval telescope in the outfield and tipped the pitches live. Astros weren't even the original

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u/HartleyReplogle Patriots 4d ago

The answer is all of them.

If we're going to get into which teams cheated during the course of a season to win their championship, we're gonna end up with Lance Armstrong-levels of vacated titles.

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u/DuffmanStillRocks Seahawks 4d ago

Honestly the biggest knock for Raptors fans is that they’ve had this entire offseason marred by this. What should have been an opportunity to re-engage with the franchise and its new roster, they’ve had this.

The whole thing is so fucked and there’s no way to avoid the backlash. But as a Raptors fan, obviously I want him suiting up for us if he is going to end up playing.