Hot damn! Talk about dropping the hammer!

The NBA announced Wednesday that the Los Angeles Clippers are being knocked with severe punishments — a $30 million fine, losing five first-round draft picks and owner Steve Ballmer being suspended for one year — after being in violation of the salary cap circumvention rules in a situation that involved superstar Kawhi Leonard.

Issuing a statement, the league said that the investigation, which lasted around a year, “found a pattern of misconduct and multiple significant rules violations by the Clippers organization, a prior offender of the salary cap circumvention rules.” (RELATED: ‘We’ll Definitely Be A Better Location’: Houston Mayor Throws Shade At Austin In........

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