Los Angeles Clippers coach Tyronn Lue dedicated Wednesday night's win over the Sacramento Kings to owner Steve Ballmer. The NBA has banned Ballmer for the season over the Kawhi Leonard salary cap circumvention case.

"First off, that win was for Mr. Ballmer," said Lue. "Just want to say thank you for everything, and we're still fighting for him."

Ballmer cannot have any contact with the Clippers and will not return until the 2027-28 season.

The Clippers were also fined $30 million and lost five first-round picks. President of business operations Gillian Zucker received a one-year ban, and president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank received a six-month ban.

Ballmer and the Clippers decided not to challenge the penalties. Ballmer later apologized and said owners should not be a distraction for their teams.

After the findings came out, the Clippers traded Leonard to the Toronto Raptors for Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick and draft picks. Ingram is out indefinitely as he recovers from a partially torn Achilles. Dick scored 12 points off the bench Wednesday.

Leonard, who was fined $700,000, scored a game-high 23 points in 24 minutes in his Raptors debut, a 135-92 win over the Chicago Bulls.