The Los Angeles Clippers have fallen into the tampering trap over some comments made by head coach Doc Rivers.
The NBA announced Friday that the Clippers have been fined $50,000 for comments made by Rivers about Kawhi Leonard on an ESPN NBA Finals preview show.
The Los Angeles Clippers have been fined $50,000 by NBA for violating the league’s anti-tampering rule when Doc Rivers publicly commented on Kawhi Leonard.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 31, 2019
Rivers said during the TV appearance that Leonard is “the most like [Michael] Jordan that we’ve seen.”
Clippers head coach Doc Rivers was gassing up Kawhi Leonard in a big way pic.twitter.com/Ru4mGhE5Hv
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) May 29, 2019
Talking like this about another team’s player is enough to draw a tampering fine, especially when you consider how badly the Clippers want to sign Leonard as a free agent. Rivers got to make his point, though, and the Clippers will probably be comfortable paying the fine.
