7 days ago

Angry Gambling Companies Reportedly Pushed Adam Silver to Punish Tanking Teams

Gambling interests played a role in NBA's crackdown on tanking, per Ben Golliver. "Over-unders are at stake. Player props are at stake. If coaches are just willy-nilly not playing guys the entire game...you're going to have a lot of angry gamblers and a lot of angry gambling companies," he said. The Jazz were fined $500,000 and the Pacers $100,000.