When the dust settles, not much happened surrounding DeAndre Jordan. After all, he’s still on the same team. But of course, a lot happened at the same time. Mark Cuban and Mavs fans are none too pleased with Jordan, and now we learn that this whole fiasco will cost the Clippers $250,000 because of their July 2 free agency pitch to the big man:
The NBA announced today that it has fined the Los Angeles Clippers $250,000 for violating NBA rules prohibiting teams from offering players unauthorized business or investment opportunities.
The violation involved a presentation made by the Clippers to free agent DeAndre Jordan on July 2 that improperly included a potential third-party endorsement opportunity for the player. While the NBA’s investigation ultimately concluded that the presentation of this opportunity had no impact on Jordan’s decision to re-sign with the Clippers, the team’s conduct nevertheless violated the league’s anti-circumvention rules.
The NBA’s anti-circumvention rules prohibit teams from, among other things, providing or arranging for others to provide any form of compensation to a player unless such compensation is included in a player contract or otherwise expressly permitted under the CBA.
H/T: nba.com
