Washington Wizards
fromThe New Yorker
16 hours agoThe N.B.A. Has a Tanking Problem
Tanking remains a strong incentive for teams, despite league efforts to combat it.
The ongoing discussions regarding future structural changes to the game, such as the introduction of new tournaments (eg. Fifa Club World Cup), further intensify this challenge. These changes have the potential to significantly reduce the downtime available to elite players, affecting their recovery and overall well-being.
Nacua's attorney told The Times before the lawsuit was filed that Nacua 'denies these allegations in the strongest possible terms,' and that Nacua would 'pursue all available legal remedies in response to these false and damaging statements.'
Nacua's attorney, Levi McCathern, stated that Nacua was in rehab a substantial period of time before any of these allegations broke, emphasizing that the decision was not a direct response to the lawsuit.
Jalen Smith appeared in federal court in Philadelphia and pleaded guilty to wire fraud and bribery charges, becoming the first of 26 people charged in the scheme to formally do so. It came a week before the start of March Madness, in which bettors will wager billions legally - and illegally - on the 68 college basketball teams in the tournament.
Tonight's Celtics vs Hawks clash at State Farm Arena has the feels of a classic trap game for Boston. They roll into town 2.5 games ahead of New York for the Eastern Conference's 2nd seed after a physical battle in Charlotte last night.
Wearing a gray suit, Billups entered his not-guilty plea on Nov. 24 on federal charges connected to a rigged poker game that had enveloped the attention of the NBA and the rest of the sports world. He's facing money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy charges, both of which carry a maximum prison sentence of 20 years.
The league lawyer that was doing the interview kind of unilaterally decided Aaron Nesmith, who had been injured the night before and couldn't hold the ball, should have played in the game, which just seems ridiculous. And during the interview process -- I was not in on it but I heard the details -- we asked them if they wanted to talk to the doctors, our doctors about it because it was something documented by our doctors and trainers. They said no, they didn't need to.