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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Andrew Gamble

Dallas Mavericks 'tanking' finish to NBA season set to be investigated

The NBA are set to investigate the Dallas Mavericks after they rested several star players in the loss tot he Chicago Bulls which ended the team’s chances of reaching the playoffs.

On Friday night, the Mavericks fell to a 115-112 defeat against the Bulls, which eliminated Dallas from NBA Play-In contention. The Mavs entered the contest tied with the Bulls for the 10th-best lottery odds and the franchise owe the New York Knicks a top-10 protected pick as the final payment for the Kristaps Porzingis trade, who now plays for the Washington Wizards.

Dallas head coach Jason Kidd declared it was an ‘organisational decision’ to rest the majority of the teams’ regular starting and key bench players. He suggested the move was made by owner Mark Cuban and general manager Nico Harrison.

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