02-13-2026, 12:07 PM
(02-12-2026, 08:44 PM)Smitty Wrote: @TheSteinLine
Says NBA commissioner Adam Silver in explaining the punishments: “Overt behavior like this that prioritizes draft position over winning undermines the foundation of NBA competition and we will respond accordingly to any further actions that compromise the integrity of our games.”
It’s all about the optics. The NBA needs to maintain the appearance of real competition.
But there’s so many different and creative ways of tanking that the NBA couldn’t possibly stop all of them.
It’s the visible ones they want to shut down.


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