Ballmer accepts NBA Clippers punishments, apologizes — SkimNews
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- Steve Ballmer issued a statement Sunday night accepting the NBA's punishments and apologizing to fans, employees, and fellow owners, saying he has "sincere regrets" despite "still disagreements concerning the findings."
Why it matters: Ballmer's reversal — from calling the probe a "witch hunt" and the penalties a "gross injustice" to accepting them within weeks — is a rare public concession by an owner ahead of Monday's board of governors meetings in New York, where the NBA could face pressure to address an overlapping reported federal investigation into the same cap-circumvention allegations.
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