NBA Rules Lakers' Magic Johnson Didn't Tamper with 76ers' Ben Simmons
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Summary
The league also fined them $50,000 in June following Johnson's comments about Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo.Following Anthony Davis' trade request, the New Orleans Pelicans released a statement asking that the league "strictly enforce the tampering rules associated with this transaction" before ultimately not trading him to the Lakers or anyone else prior to last Thursday's deadline.As for this specific situation, 76ers general manager Elton Brand told 97.5 The Fanatic on Monday: "Rob Pelinka called me and said that Ben [Simmons] wanted to talk to Hall of Famers after the season; Magic was on the list.
As said here by Scott Polacek