What happened: Green said he accepts Kawhi Leonard's assertion that he lacked knowledge of the cap-circumvention plan. He also questioned why NBA rules restrict players from earning money through team or league sponsors.
Why it matters: The stance separates player responsibility from the Clippers' organizational misconduct after the league placed most of the punishment on the franchise. Green's broader argument puts sponsor income and salary-cap enforcement back into the league's labor debate.
By the numbers: Leonard was ordered to pay $700,000; Steve Ballmer received a one-year suspension, Gillian Zucker one year without pay and Lawrence Frank six months.
What to watch: Watch whether Green's salary-cap argument draws responses from other players or surfaces in future CBA talks.