Tanked. Fined. Rewarded. The NBA Just Proved Tanking Works. | The Avid Ep. 5

from The Avid · host Arik Gordon

Nine days before this episode dropped, the Washington Wizards won the NBA Draft Lottery. Same Wizards that benched their stars all season. Same Wizards the league fined $500,000 for tanking.The league fined them for losing on purpose. Then rewarded them for losing on purpose. Three days apart.This week on The Avid, we rant about the Tanking Scam. How one-third of the NBA wasn't trying this season. Why the fines are a price tag, not a deterrent. The 800-to-1 math the owners ran. And why the new "fix" won't fix anything.Raw. Unfiltered. 10 minutes.Stay Avid.Support the showSubscribe and never miss a rant - https://www.youtube.com

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