The NBA handed down the most severe front-office punishment in league history on Sept. 2, stripping the Los Angeles Clippers of five first-round draft picks and fining the team $30 million for salary-cap circumvention tied to Kawhi Leonard. An independent investigation led by the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen and Katz found the Clippers organization facilitated off-court endorsement deals between Leonard and four companies with business ties to the team: Aspiration Partners, Boingo Wireless, Daktronics and Lockton Insurance.
NBA 2026-27 Preseason Schedule Highlights and Key Dates
The NBA’s 2026-27 preseason begins Oct. 3 with the Miami Heat and Toronto Raptors meeting at Videotron Centre in Quebec City. The exhibition schedule then runs through Oct. 16, giving teams a final two-week evaluation window before the regular season begins. The leaguewide release adds useful detail to a fall calendar that had previously been … Read more
