Add another $150,000 to the $88 million the Houston Rockets will be paying for Dwight Howard's services.
According to ESPN's Marc Stein, that's the amount the NBA has fined Houston for making public comments on Howard during the league's moratorium period:
The NBA free-agency period opens July 1, but the league undergoes a moratorium on trades and free-agent signings until July 10. During that period, teams are allowed to negotiate with free agents and speak among one another for trade purposes, but they are not permitted to make public comments.
That moratorium is the overarching reason the Brooklyn Nets have not formally introduced Paul Pierce or Kevin Garnett after acquiring the two players as part of a blockbuster trade with the Boston Celtics, for instance. Agreements are considered only in principle until the moratorium period ends, thus rendering teams unable to comment on the matter until they are approved by the league office.
Since Howard made his decision to sign a four-year, $88 million deal with the Rockets on Friday, the team has broken that code of silen ...
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Rockets Reportedly Fined $150K for Comments on Dwight Howard During Moratorium
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