After the Utah Jazz and Indiana Pacers were both fined six figures for “overt” tanking, NBA commissioner Adam Silver told reporters two days later during All-Star Weekend in Inglewood, California, that the league’s observed tanking behavior this season that’s worse than it’s seen in recent memory.
That’s what led to those hefty fines, Silver said at the podium on Saturday.
Silver was later asked if more severe punishments, such as those that would take away draft picks, could be levied in response to purposeful losing.
“There is talk about every possible remedy now to stop this behavior,” Silver emphasized.
For now, he believes the fines will send a message.
“We’re going to be looking more closely at the totality of all the circumstances this season in terms of teams’ behavior and very intentionally wanted teams to be on notice,” he said.
This story is being updated.
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