NBA fines Jazz, Pacers amid 'tanking' turmoil

The NBA took aim at “tanking” on Thursday, fining the Utah Jazz and Indiana Pacers over “management of their rosters” amid intensifying scrutiny on struggling teams thought to be focused on draft position rather than winning. The Jazz were fined $500,000 for conduct detrimental to the league in games against the Orlando Magic on February 7 and the Miami Heat on February 9. “During those games, the Jazz removed two of the team’s top players, Lauri Markkanen and Jaren Jackson, Jr., before the beginning of the fourth quarter and did not return them to the game, even though these players […]... Keep on reading: NBA fines Jazz, Pacers amid 'tanking' turmoil