I thinking, what will be the consequences though if they are found guilty? Kawhi ban from playing or suspended for games? And Ballmer fined for millions? Might be peanut for him if that will be the case.
And for Kawhi, maybe a whole season might not be big for him as well even if they suspend his pay for a year. Although this shouldn't be let pass by the NBA as this could set precedence or this could be happening already and other team owners are doing under the table pays for their star player.
This is what possibly might gonna happen for Balmer or Clippers if they found guilty on those controversy they are facing.
They could pay massive fines.
Might also lose a draft picks.
Suspension.
Criminal investigation.
Effect for Kawhi.
He's contract might get void in Clippers.
Fines also suspension.
Damage to his reputation.
Then also might lose some endorsement deals.
This is awful situation for both of them and lets find out what will be the result of the investigation done by NBA. This is also explains well the situation of Kawhi
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/clippers/2025/09/04/kawhi-leonard-la-clippers-contract-situation-explained/85977096007/Damage to his reputation is the lowest of the problems. I mean the real problems are always financial, if nothing financial happens, then the rest are not important at all. For the financial part, like a real actual damage, it would have to be just pay a fine by Kawhi, and it can't be a small amount, it has to be something so huge that it would prevent others to even attempt something like that in the future.
So it has to be like 100 million, sure could be paid over time and not right away, like maybe 10 million a year or something, so it can be made to be easily payable, but still has to be big. I mean even if he got 50 million, he has to pay a lot more. For clippers I agree, make them pay too, and also take their draft picks, that's enough.