And it will be costly to challenge it, despite the fact people within the league know it goes on all the time. But until they do some kind of draft reform to not reward the very worst teams with the best chance to draft immediate help, it will go on. The Johnson fine — the second time he’d been dinged for talking about players on other teams — was a clear league-wide message. “It’s cool to mess around with the all-star game, we proved you can do that, but let’s not get too crazy about the playoffs,” James told reporters in Cleveland. BIG NIGHT AHEAD: Those cheeky Orlando Magic officials have found a way to tweak the Raptors just a little bit.

Source: thestar February 23, 2018 00:22 UTC