Nba sends memo to all teams about tampering rules

[CelticsElite]

The NBA has sent a memo to all 30 teams reminding them of tampering rules.

The memo was aimed to "serve as a reminder of the league's anti-tampering rule."

In the letter, NBA says, "employment contracts are to be respected and conduct that interferes w/ contractual relationships is prohibited.

"This principle is particularly important in today's media environment, where any actions or comments relating to potential player movement receive immediate and widespread public attention. Teams should be entitled to focus their efforts on the competition this season with the players they have under contract, without having to divert attention or resources to conduct or speculation regarding the potential destinations of those players in future seasons once their contracts expire."

The memo comes approximately a week after LeBron James spoke publicly about wanting to play with Anthony Davis.

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1078667417675534336

[footey]

Pretty weak response. Should have specifically mentioned the players.

[KGs Knee]

The shame here is that I guarantee this will make people think what LeBron said in regards to Davis was wrong and against the rules, despite the fact the league already acknowledged it wasn't.   This was simply a reminder to teams not to interfere, or ask players to make public statements or private recruitment efforts on their behalf.

The bottom line is, a player simply stating they would like to play with other specific players is perfectly within the rules. That is not tampering, tampering would be a player, at his team's behest, making recruitment efforts (which could come in the form of promises about contractual matters, expressing the team's interest in signing the player, ect.).

But I guess I shouldn't expect the average fan to understand this nuance.

[CelticsElite]

Pretty weak response. Should have specifically mentioned the players.

this is Adam silver. He thinks pushing send on an email is an action

[hpantazo]

Pretty weak response. Should have specifically mentioned the players.

He should have fined the Lakers and Lebron. Set an example, it's not like the fine is really going to hurt their wallets.