NBA official announcement! A fine of 75,000 is payable! The Harden brothers have more to gain than they lose, and it is a foregone conclusion that the Clippers will be defeated
On February 16, Beijing time, after the trade deadline, the NBA league issued its first fine, which was due to the player's public request to be traded to another team for violating league rules. As a result, the already tense relationship between the two sides is even worse!
Los Angeles Clippers player PJ Tucker has been fined $75,000 for publicly stating that he wants to be traded to another team, NBA officials announced today. NBA officials pointed out in a statement that PJ Tucker has publicly expressed his desire to be traded by the Clippers to another team in the week since Feb. 6. As a result, the league fined him $75,000. According to NBA salary expert Bobby Marks, fines can be up to $150,000 under the league's collective bargaining agreement.
Originally wanted to be traded by the Clippers, but it didn't work, and now he has received a 75,000 fine, which will really make people completely speechless! There is no doubt that Tucker is not worth the loss. Earlier, Tucker publicly stated in an interview that he would not give up exercising his player option worth $11.54 million next season, because it was the result of his hard work.
In the previous trade between the Clippers and the 76ers regarding James Harden, PJ Tucker, who is Harden's good brother, was packaged and sent to the Los Angeles Clippers by the former club 76ers. At that time, Tucker was full of joy, because in this way he could help his good brother Harden realize his championship dream as soon as possible! This short and thick interior player who has been known for his tough guy throughout his career, has extremely rich playoff experience and tough performances on big occasions, and he feels that he will definitely help the Clippers to win the championship and contribute to it.
But the aged Tucker never expected that he would be directly abandoned by the Clippers shortly after joining the Clippers! After scoring zero points in several games, Clippers coach Tyronn Lue directly hid him. In the blink of an eye, Tucker hasn't played since November. Despite his desperate desire to get back on the field, the result was that he wouldn't give him a chance!
As previously reported by Shams of the Athletic, PJ Tucker had a proven communication with the Clippers after the deadline and will return to the court in a while. But Tyronn Lue's attitude is still not going to give Tucker a chance to play! Coach Lue said in an interview that the team's rotation has now stabilized. Therefore, Tucker will not get much chance to return, and all he needs is to wait.
After Tucker has publicly refused to buy out the contract, the Clippers' potential deal for Tucker has been forced to come to an abrupt halt! Now Tucker has been fined by the league for wanting to be traded, which will undoubtedly exacerbate the further deterioration of the relationship between the two sides. In this way, it is a foregone conclusion that Tucker and the Clippers will fight to the end! Perhaps, there is a chance to ease up before this, but now it seems almost impossible.