The NBA on Tuesday walloped the Los Angeles Clippers with a record $30 million fine, stripped the team of five first-round draft picks and banned owner Steve Ballmer for a year after a probe uncovered major salary cap violations involving star Kawhi Leonard. The LA Clippers have been fined $30m (£22.2m) by the NBA for violating salary rules in order to funnel millions Key points and original sources are listed below.

• The NBA on Tuesday walloped the Los Angeles Clippers with a record $30 million fine, stripped the team of five first-round draft picks and banned owner Steve Ballmer for a year after a probe uncovered major salary cap violations involving star Kawhi Leonard. T...S1

• The LA Clippers have been fined $30m (£22.2m) by the NBA for violating salary rules in order to funnel millionsS2

• The Clippers were also stripped of five first-round draft picks, with owner Steve Ballmer banned for a year.S3

• Los Angeles: The NBA has imposed the biggest punishment in its history on the Los Angeles Clippers and team owner Steve Ballmer after a year-long investigation found that the franchise circumvented salary cap rules to benefit star player Kawhi Leonard, accordi...S4

• Why league investigators didn’t believe the richest owner in American sports.S5