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Saturday Sports: The NBA and the Clippers' punishment; the U.S. Open

NPR | By Scott Simon
Published September 5, 2026 at 5:43 AM MDT

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant discuss the historic punishment handed to the Los Angeles Clippers for violating the NBA's salary cap.

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Scott Simon is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First.
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