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The NBA just dropped a historic penalty on the Clippers and Kawhi Leonard, handing out massive fines and stripping away five first-round draft picks — a record-setting move that could reshape how pro sports enforce rules, even influencing college football’s future. With lawsuits letting former pros return to amateur play, schools like LSU under new coach Lane Kiffin are pushing boundaries by recruiting NFL rejects like Dae’Quan Wright — a move blocked by a Louisiana judge but now forcing the NCAA to act. The league has used tough penalties before — SMU’s ban, Penn State’s fallout — but recent court rulings have eroded its power. This moment could be the NCAA’s chance to reassert control as college sports inch closer to becoming a minor league for the pros.

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