According to a Chris Haynes, players are bypassing the snitch hotline and calling Adam Silver directly about violations in the bubble

Brian Windhorst There's a lot of people that made a lot of assumptions about Adam Silver along the way This is as big of a punishment has ever been doled out in the NBA He has been presumed to be soft on crime to a certain certain extend That's not something you can say today

Adam Silver answers Pablo Torre's question regarding the growing concern that wealthy individuals and entities are using the approval of the NBA to purchase credibility in the eyes of the public meaning fans and whether he plans on changing anything about the due diligence process

Quotes from Brian Windhorst Tim MacMahon Zach Lowe Chris Mannix and Jon Krawczynski describing how Clippers acted and lied personally to the media during the investigation Krawczynski It was a behind the scenes ferocious defense that was accusatory to anyone who dared question them

Pablo Torre says the NBA approached Steve Ballmer told him they found wrongdoing and tried to get him to admit to it and accept the punishment Instead Ballmer chose to fight it so the NBA turned around and found a way to settle the matter with Kawhi and the NBPA

Stephen A lists his punishment for Kawhi and the Clippers if the cap circumvention allegations are proven true Void Kawhis contract ban Kawhi from playing next season strip the Clippers of draft picks suspend Steve Ballmer from attending games But I cant imagine Adam Silver going that far

Stephen A Lists his punishment for Kawhi and the Clippers if the cap circumvention allegations are proven true Void Kawhis contract ban Kawhi from playing next season strip the Clippers of draft picks suspend Steve Ballmer from attending games But I cant imagine Adam Silver going that far