-- Marc Stein, ESPN.com
The NBA issued an unexpected, leaguewide memorandum to its teams Tuesday to remind them about tampering regulations and specifically warn them about illegal contact with Chris Paul.
ESPN.com learned that the memo spells out that "no team should be having communications with Chris Paul or his agent or representative about a potential trade for Paul that have not been authorized in advance by the New Orleans Hornets."
This measure comes in the wake of various media reports in recent days that Paul's new agent, Leon Rose, has been talking to a handful of teams about pursuing trades for his client.
The memo, sources said, also threatens penalties for any such communications that could potentially include "suspension of the offending person, prohibition of the offending team from hiring the person being tampered with, forfeiture of draft picks and individual and/or team fines of up to $5 million."
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JCS
07/27/10 06:21 PM
I wish they could apply this to all the Knick fans. So tired of them talking about how they are going to get CP for a ham sammich.
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QueenBee
07/27/10 06:41 PM
LOL JCS! Blazer fans too.
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QueenBee
07/27/10 06:41 PM
Magic fans too.
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JCS
07/27/10 06:50 PM
@QueenBee
At the same time we need to stop telling ourselves we can get Granger or Gortat for three bags of sun flower seeds. Those trades won't happen!
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urgmasdaughter
07/27/10 06:58 PM
Isn't this way too late?!? Stern needed to implement this the second he heard all the rumblings about all those teams contacting CP's agent. I heard it & I'm just a fan, he's the commish where was this 3 weeks ago. Not to mention it would've saved us all the heartache we all experienced over this last week !!!
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QueenBee
07/27/10 08:57 PM
@JCS-LOL! Now THAT is funny. Sunflower seeds! I agree. Which is why I almost never propose trade ideas. Most times they're never even and one of the teams usually seem to come out on the short end of the deal.
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QueenBee
07/27/10 09:27 PM
http://ken-berger.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11838893/23463741
Does Berger sound a little mad about something? He certainly knows how to keep it going doesn't he?
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420ftJesus
07/28/10 11:18 AM
He sounds petulant.
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Hewhorocks
07/29/10 09:26 AM
I'll pitch in an extra bag of sunflower seeds and a Peja Bobblehead still mint in box.
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