Silver: Clippers earned 'appropriate consequences' in Kawhi case

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league looked at similar cases before taking away five first-round draft picks from the LA Clippers for circumventing salary cap rules.

• Los Angeles Clippers: record 42–40, #9 in the West, power rank #16, streak W1, last 10: 6–4, net rating +1.1
• Kawhi Leonard: Toronto Raptors, F, jersey #2; season averages 27.9 pts, 6.4 reb, 3.6 ast in 65 games, 50.5% FG