
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — “Good afternoon, everyone,” said NBA spokesman Tim Frank and just like that the most interesting Adam Silver news conference in years was underway. Tanking? Cap circumvention? Expansion? You got questions, Silver (sort of) has answers.
How about tanking? The integrity of the league has been widely questioned in recent days. Silver has dealt with tanking before but never this early and never this egregious. On Friday, Silver slapped Utah with a $500,000 fine for intentionally trying to throw games last week and Indiana $100,000 for doing its best not to be competitive.