00:00NBA Commissioner Adam Silver just finished speaking with reporters following the league's
00:04board of governors meetings between Monday and today. Now, the Clippers and the Lakers were
00:09significant talking points, at least after the meetings were done. Adam Silver did address Mark
00:13Walter when he was asked whether the NBA had concerns about Mark Walter's ownerships in light
00:18of Mark Walter's phone and laptop being seized by FBI agents. Last September, a month before he
00:24officially became the Lakers majority owner, Adam Silver said, summarizing, there were no red flags
00:29into Mark Walter's purchasing of the Lakers before the purchase happened and then added
00:34context of the league did do its due diligence on Mark Walter before the purchase and also brought
00:39up the fact that Mark Walter was already a minority owner of the Lakers before becoming a majority
00:43owner. Now, as for the Clippers, there were a lot of questions about the Clippers in light
00:46of the investigation of the franchise and their ongoings with Kawhi Leonard, helping him earn
00:52off-court income opportunities circumventing the cap. Adam Silver made it clear that the
00:56punishments, the suspensions, the fines, the forfeiting of first round draft picks for the
01:01Clippers, they're final and there's not a expectation for any more punishments to come
01:05from this. He acknowledged Steve Ballmer's apology that he issued out Sunday night and
01:09he also provided more details into what exactly went into how the league decided on the Clippers
01:13punishments of taking away five first round draft picks, a $30 million fine and suspensions
01:19for Steve Ballmer, Jillian Zucker and Lawrence Frank.
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