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.
I watched a video on YouTube regarding this scandal, and I'll share the link here as well.
LINKWell based on that video, the worst thing that the Clippers as a whole may face is their future draft picks being void. The worst that Kawhi can face is a termination of his current contract, and the least sanction that the management can get is a fine that Ballmer can just pay immediately without any worries at all because... he's just the richest owner in sports right now.
I don't see any suspension for Kawhi for year because that's not in the CBA rules. I hope that Adam Silver though will punish those that are needed to be punished, and don't take this scandal lightly.