Steve Ballmer, owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, has decided not to fight the NBA's punishment for salary cap circumvention. The team initially vowed to fight the punishment, calling the investigation "heavily biased." However, Ballmer has now stated that the team will comply with the penalties, which include a one-year suspension for him, a $30 million fine, and the forfeiture of five first-round draft picks.
The fine has been paid, according to Ballmer. He also apologized, though the recipient of the apology is not specified. Ballmer expressed a desire to focus on supporting the team rather than distracting from it.
Further details on the situation are available, including Ballmer's full statement and the circumstances surrounding the punishment.
The 78th Emmy Awards are here. “The Pitt” will look to find its place in the television pantheon and “Widow's Bay” will ride a storm of buzz into the ceremony Monday night at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Mariska Hargitay, the longtime “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” st...
New warnings from within the artificial intelligence industry have revived a long-running debate over whether advanced AI could escape human control and ultimately threaten humanity’s survival, and whether the companies developing the technology are doing enough to prevent such a...
Amazon said Sunday that it has suspended its partnership with 21 Air after one of the cargo carrier's planes loaded with Amazon packages careened off a Miami runway last week and killed five people. The Boeing 767 came in fast on Sept. 6 and then barreled roughly 1,300 feet (396 ...
This summer, a 28-year-old digital content marketer packed up his suitcases and duct-taped boxes and fled Russia, leaving behind his family and friends and not knowing when he'll be able to return. "It is very sad to leave Russia,” he said in the southern city of Krasnodar before...
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President Donald Trump had been hearing the message loud and clear for weeks about the sweeping cryptocurrency bill being written in the Senate: to get it across the line, he would have to agree to ethics provisions that apply to him, too. First, Trump agreed to a measure that wo...
Meet KSAT 12’s newest Scholar Athlete of the Week: Andrew Ybarra from Holy Cross High School. Andrew is a member of the varsity football team and track and field. He was named First-Team All-District and First-Team All-State as a junior. He’s a member of the Student Council, the ...
Jaxson Dart connected with Isaiah Likely for two touchdowns and Devin Singletary on another, Cam Skattebo ran for one in his first game back from injury and the New York Giants opened the season by beating the Dallas Cowboys 28-20 on Sunday night in John Harbaugh’s debut as coach...
President Donald Trump has agreed to a significant portion of a stringent ethics proposal that is part of broader cryptocurrency legislation headed for a key vote this week, according to three of the bill's main Republican authors. The sweeping bill initially had just a provision...
Schertz police are searching for a man who reportedly grabbed a child by the arm at a neighborhood park Saturday, according to a department Facebook post . Police said the man attempted to grab the child between 4:30 and 5:30 p.m. in the Belmont Park subdivision. A community memb...
North Korea said Monday it conducted a joint live-fire drill involving missiles, artillery and drones that it claimed demonstrated “huge destructive power." The test included firing different types of weapons simultaneously, likely aiming at developing the ability to overwhelm So...
Members of the LUX-ZEPLIN project, including Texas scientists, say more data is needed. But the potential dark matter particle is a major breakthrough....
