INGLEWOOD, California — Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer won’t fight the NBA’s salary cap circumvention punishment in a reversal of the team’s initial defiance and vow to fight against what it called “a heavily biased investigation.” In his first public comments since the NBA announced a sweeping punishment against the Clippers this month, Ballmer Steve Ballmer released a statement Sunday apologizing to Clippers fans and accepting the findings of an NBA investigation. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• INGLEWOOD, California — Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer won’t fight the NBA’s salary cap circumvention punishment in a reversal of the team’s initial defiance and vow to fight against what it called “a heavily biased investigation.” In his first publi...S1S4

• Steve Ballmer released a statement Sunday apologizing to Clippers fans and accepting the findings of an NBA investigation.S2

• Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer has reversed his earlier stance and accepted the NBA's penalties over the Kawhi Leonard salary cap circumvention case.S3