NBA reportedly fines Lasry for tampering

CHICAGO - Marc Lasry, one of the primary owners of the Milwaukee Bucks, has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for tampering, according to ESPN.

The fine stems from Lasry's comments to The Sporting News on Feb. 4 at Barclays Center after the Bucks' victory over the Brooklyn Nets. When asked about a report saying the Bucks are one of the teams New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis would sign an extension with if traded to Milwaukee, Lasry made the following comments:

"I saw that report, and I think it’s great. It’s a little bit of what we want. We want players to come and play in Milwaukee. And part of it is, when you’re winning and you’re setting a standard for excellence, people see that. People want to win.

"It doesn’t make a difference if you’re in Milwaukee, New York or L.A. The whole goal is winning. So we hope it would be players like Anthony Davis and others who want to come to Milwaukee."

The NBA determined that the above remarks went against the league's antitampering rules, which prohibit team representatives from commenting on players on other teams. The open recruitment — or potential recruitment — of other teams' players goes against league policy.