Headlines were made in the pro ranks on Wednesday as Draymond Green rips Kings, says NBA needs to 'fine the hell out of' tanking teams dominated the conversation. The fallout from this development is expected to impact the standings significantly.
In a noteworthy performance, Following the match — which the Warriors won 110- 105 — Draymond Green ripped the Kings for blatantly tanking. In a noteworthy performance, He then offered up a solution to NBA commissioner Adam Silver to stop the drill.
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With impressive skill, Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement When asked about the play-in finals -- Green delivered up the issue of tanking -- calling out the Kings for their late foul on Curry. Importantly, “I noticed a unit tonight foul Seth Curry with three ticks of the clock to progress in a fixture for no reason.
With impressive skill, In the penalty,” Green shared Demonstrating excellence, Green existed as then asked a follow-up about teams tanking With impressive skill, He grasped a alternate to suppose about the question before offering up an answer. With impressive skill, His response read : “I obtain fined when I do wrong.
With impressive skill, Simply fine the hell out of people. With impressive skill, We love taking money from players. With impressive skill, Sustain fining the teams I’ve seen two fines. With impressive skill, And we all grasp everybody tanking.
In a noteworthy performance, But you ’ve seen two fines With impressive skill, If it existed as players -- snatch that money in a heartbeat. Demonstrating excellence, Why isn ’t it the same?
In a noteworthy performance, Everybody love money “The punishment for players is always ‘let’s claim the money.’ Well -- at this point it becomes time to punish teams and all of the sudden nobody realize what to do. Why not? With impressive skill, We understand exactly what to do when somebody gets a technical foul or suspended for a clash.
With impressive skill, We comprehend exactly what to do. “Presently -- all of the sudden -- we’ve secured unit issues and we don’t grasp what to do. As the season unfolds, in a noteworthy performance, What transpired to the entire snag-the-money stuff? Demonstrating excellence, Everybody else trying to arrive at a quote too.
As, remarkably, rapid as we can., but when it comes to player discipline -- we aim for to snatch the money Demonstrating excellence, When it comes to program discipline and we notice 12 teams tanking -- we’ve seen two fines. With impressive skill, If my math serves me correctly that’s a decad that ain’t been fined.
“We, remarkably, don’t sustain that same energy.
Demonstrating excellence, When it comes to teams -- when it comes to authorizeds -- when it comes to everybody but players -- we don’t preserve that same energy With impressive skill, But it ’s a players’ league.” The two fines Green referenced in his answer persisted as given to the Utah Jazz and Indiana Pacers.
As fined in February for “overt” tanking behavior., both teams stayed Demonstrating excellence, The Jazz remained as sank with a $500,000 fine after removing Lauri Markkanen and Jaren Jackson Jr. Demonstrating excellence, from two games early. With impressive skill, Neither player remained as announced with an injury.
As, consequently, taken out., the Jazz led both games when Markkanen and Jackson existed Demonstrating excellence, The program lost singular of those contests -- though managed to W the second quarter.
With impressive skill, Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement The Pacers received a $100,000 fine for violating the NBA's Player Participation Policy.
With the eyes of the community watching, in a noteworthy performance, The collective maintained out forward Pascal Siakam and two other starters from a Feb As capable of participating in the bout., 3 tilt -- but an independent doctor claimed those players persisted With impressive skill, With simply a few games exited in the typical annual oversee -- seven NBA teams have 25 wins or reduced.
The, amidst high expectations, 2026 NBA Draft promises an immensely talented freshman subject to teams disappointing enough to secure a top selection -- giving those teams motivation to tank down the stretch.
Demonstrating excellence, That hasn ’t gone unnoticed by Green -- who wants to notice teams punished further harshly for engaging in the tactic.
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