NBA fined the Los Angeles Clippers $50K

May 31, 2019 8:25 PM

The Los Angeles Clippers have been fined $50,000 by the NBA for violating the league’s anti-tampering rule after the Clippers head coach Doc Rivers commented about Kawhi Leonard saying: “Kawhi is the most like Jordan we’ve seen.”

The NBA has fined Doc Rivers $50K (tampering) for saying "Kawhi is the most like Jordan we've seen."pic.twitter.com/A86KIRdQeN
— Yahoo Sports NBA (@YahooSportsNBA) May 31, 2019

Adam Silver didn't have much sympathy for Doc Rivers regarding his #50K fine for talking about impending free agent Kawhi Leonard on ESPN. #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/FF3uA14UxE
— gary washburn (@GwashburnGlobe) May 31, 2019

NBA hits the Clippers with a tampering fine, for Doc’s gushing praise of Kawhi. (I suspect the Clips won’t mind if they land him in July.) pic.twitter.com/91A57Dk4Fl
— Howard Beck (@HowardBeck) May 31, 2019

NBA fined the Los Angeles Clippers $50K

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