Before yesterday, those who had a slight chance of qualifying for the play-offs Dallas Mavericks Option to have up to 5 main players rest for battle Chicago Bullsand only let Luka Doncic play in the first quarter, and finally lost by three points, and the team’s related scheduling of the game also made the NBA An investigation was ordered.
“The NBA is officially investigating the Dallas Mavericks-Chicago Bulls game, including the Mavericks’ roster decisions, conduct during the game and the motivation behind their actions,” NBA spokesman Mike Bass said in a statement.
In this game, Dallas Mavericks players including Kyrie Irving, Josh Green, Tim Hardaway Jr., Maxi Kleber and Christian Wood did not play, and Luka Doncic did not play after the first quarter. The Mavericks certainly missed the playoffs, but it also allowed the team to keep its 2023 first-round pick (top-10 protection, and the two teams were tied for 10th in the draft lottery probability before the game).
Before the game, head coach Jason Kidd said that the team wanted to do their best to win, but the team chose to raise the white flag early to give up the season. This statement also made the league question Mavericks deliberately for the sake of poor draft picks, and then announced an investigation.