The NBA announced it is investigating the Mavericks after Dallas sat many of its top players in Friday night’s game vs. the Bulls.
“The NBA commenced an investigation today into the facts and circumstances surrounding the Dallas Mavericks’ roster decisions and game conduct with respect to last night’s Chicago Bulls-Mavericks game, including the motivations behind those actions,” NBA spokesman Mike Bass said in a statement, via ESPN’s Tim MacMahon.
Dallas sat several key players vs. Chicago, including Kyrie Irving, Tim Hardaway Jr., Maxi Kleber and Christian Wood. Additionally, star Luka Dončić only played for 12 minutes at the beginning of the game after Dallas announced he would just play in the first quarter, then sit for the rest of the year.