Nobody on here cares really cares about the NBA. Or, at least, cares to post about the NBA. And understandably so. You're not missing much by ignoring the NBA.
Last night the Nuggets won by 54 over the Trailblazers in Portland. Six of last night’s nine games were blowouts. And one of the three ‘competitive’ games was actually a ‘tanking game’ between the Grizzlies and Jazz.
Tanking has been obvious for the past few seasons now, and yes, the NBA has in recent years tried to address tanking, but it’s so much more out of hand this season, with teams like the Jazz several times benching their entire starting lineup to start the fourth quarter.
With NBA fans rightly complaining about tanking reducing the watch-ability of the regular season, and tanking falling under the primary focus of NBA media going on two weeks now, what I think the NBA is really worried about is if tanking starts to put their betting partnerships at risk. Betters will likely sequester their money from any potential tanking game, and Draft Kings and FanDuel will have grounds to claim a breach in their partnership with the NBA if enough games become practically un-bet-able.
Who is going to bet for or against a team that has and might again bench their starters after entering the fourth quarter with a six point lead?
