The NBA announced on Tuesday that the Los Angeles Clippers were fined $250,000 for offering center DeAndre Jordan unauthorized business opportunities, per Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated.
Brad Turner of the Los Angeles Times reported that the team offered Jordan a Lexus endorsement deal worth $200,000 a year, triggering the fine from the league. Mark Medina of the L.A. Daily News confirmed the report.
Liz Mullen of Sports Business Journal posted the league's statement on her Twitter account:
The violation involved a presentation made by the Clippers to free agent DeAndre Jordan on July 2 that improperly included a potential third-party endorsement opportunity for the player. While the NBA's investigation ultimately concluded that the presentation of this opportunity had no impact on Jordan's decision to re-sign with the Clippers, the team's conduct nevertheless violated the league's anti-circumvention rules.
The NBA's anti-circumvention rules prohibit teams from, among other things, providing or arranging for others to provide any form ...
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