Podcasts bring out candidness. But when you’re an NBA owner, apparently, you can’t be too candid.
Warriors owner Joe Lacob was fined $500,000 by the NBA for his comments about the luxury tax on the Point Forward podcast last week, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The podcast, which is hosted by Golden State guard Andre Iguodala and former NBA player Evan Turner and, touched on a variety of topics on the July 15 episode, but it was Lacob’s comments on the “penal” luxury tax rules the NBA has in place that led to the fine. The league forbids owners from making “unauthorized communication regarding collective bargaining.”
