NBA clears Kings of tanking allegations after late foul on Seth Curry vs. Warriors
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The NBA found no evidence that Sacramento Kings coach Doug Christie intentionally attempted to tank by ordering a late foul on Seth Curry in a 110-105 loss to the Warriors; the move was intended to preserve a timeout and set up a next play, but the league concluded there was no intent to influence the outcome. The incident adds to the ongoing debate about tanking and comes as the NBA considers changes to its lottery system, though Sacramento has not appeared to be a tanking threat recently.
- NBA clears Sacramento Kings of tanking allegations in loss to Warriors The New York Times
- Sources: Kings' late foul was tactical error, not tanking ESPN
- NBA finds no evidence that Kings' Doug Christie attempted to lose Warriors game after Draymond Green's comments Yahoo Sports
- NBA Finds Kings Innocent of Tanking, Guilty of Bad Coaching Sports Illustrated
- 'Keep fining teams': Warriors' Draymond Green chimes in on NBA's tanking issue Sportsnet
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