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  "id": 5205865,
  "title": "LA Clippers fined $40m over 'flagrant' rules breaches",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/la-clippers-fined-40m-over-flagrant-rules-breaches",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T00:01:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News",
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    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-03/nba-fines-los-angeles-clippers-kawhi-leonard-salary-cap-case/107109996"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The NBA suspends LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and fines the team $41.5 million for \"flagrant violations\" of the salary cap rules, with Kawhi Leonard also fined.",
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        "title": "LA Clippers fined $40m over 'flagrant' rules breaches",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}